John Clare (13 July, 1934 – 20 May 1864) was an English poet who wrote about the English countryside. His works kept being published after his death
Bessie Head (6 July, 1937 – 17 April, 1986) is a novelist and short stories writers, considered Botswana’s most influential writer.
H. Rider Haggard (22 June, 1856 – 14 May, 1925) was a British writer, mostly known for his adventure novels, such as King Solomon’s Mines
Maria Dermoût (15 June, 1888 – 27 June, 1962), was a novelist who is considered to be of the most important writers in Dutch indies literature.
Marguerite Yourcenar (8 June, 1903 – 17 December, 1987) was an award winning novelist. Ms. Yourcenar written in French, but was born in Belgium.
As an editor for St. Nicholas Magazine, Mrs. Mapes was in charge of it becoming one of the most successful children magazines in the late 1800s
Son of veterinary surgeon, Mr. Jensen worked as a writer to finance his tuition studying medicine at the University of Copenhagen
Guy de Maupassant (5 August, 1859 – 6 July, 1893), who wrote under several pseudonyms, was a French writer and a master of short stories.
Honoré de Balzac (20 May, 1799 – 18 August, 1850) – French novelist and playwright, known for his novels and short fictional stories and his keen eye for detail
Victor Hugo was a French author best known for his novels Les Misérables and The Hunchback of Notre-Dame. He was also a human rights activist
