Alphabetical listing| Charles Dickens | 1812 - 1870 |
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| One of the great English novelists, known for the
memorable characters, the warm humanity and social conscience, and
the humour that are manifest throughout his vast oeuvre. |
| Jane Austen | 1775 - 1817 |
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| Mistress of the comedy of manners, she was the
originator of the modern novel in English, and is now perceived as
one of the greatest novelists in the English language. |
| Mark Twain | 1835 - 1910 |
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| Writing under the pseudonym “Mark Twain”, he
was an American humorist, writer and lecturer whose best works
exhibit strong characters, realistic language, and a vivid sense of
place. |
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