Hammond Innes (15 July 1913 – 10 June 1998) was an English novelist writing over 30 novels, travel books, and children’s books.
Jean de La Fontaine was a 17th Century French poet and fabulist. His fables are still known, and provided a model for other writers across Europe.
Juan de la Cruz (24 June 1542 – 14 December 1591), known as Saint John of the Cross, was a Spanish priest and poet. He is known for his three mystical poems.
Henry Lawson (17 June, 1867 – 2 September 1922) was one of the best-known Australian bush poets and writers of fiction during the colonial period.
Saul Bellow was an award-winning American writer. Among his many distinctions are a Pulitzer and Nobel Prizes, and the National Book Award for Fiction 3 times
Edmund Morris (27 May 1940 – 24 May 2019) was an American Pulitzer Prize-winning writer, known for his biographies of Teddy Roosevelt and Ronald Reagan
Honoré de Balzac (20 May, 1799 – 18 August, 1850) – A French novelist and playwright known for his novels and short fictional stories and eye for detail
Bruce Chatwin was a journalist, novelist, as well as a travel writer. His book, In Patagonia, established him in the travel book world
Theodore H. White was a historian and journalist known for his reporting from China during World War II, as well as the series Making of the President
James Norman Hall was an American author known for writing historical novels. Mr. Hall’s best-known novel is Mutiny on the Bounty.