19TH CENTURY ENGLISH NOVELISTS

Portrait of Jane Austen, drawn by her sister Cassandra

Jane Austen (/ˈ dʒ eɪ n ˈ ɔ ː stə n/; (16 December 1775 – 18 July 1817) was an English novelist whose works of romantic fiction, set among the landed gentry, earned her a place as one of the most widely read writers in English literature. Her realism, biting irony and social commentary have gained her historical importance among scholars and critics.

With the release of Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814) and Emma(1815), she achieved success as a published writer.

Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet, (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832) was a Scottish historical novelist, playwright, and poet.

Scott was the first English-language author to have a truly international career in his lifetime. His novels and poetry are still read, and many of his works remain classics of both English-language literature and of Scottish literature. Famous titles include Ivanhoe, Rob Roy, Waverley, and The Bride of Lammermoor.

Charles John Huffam Dickens (/ˈ tʃ ɑ rlz ˈ dɪ kɪ nz/; 7 February 1812 – 9 June 1870) was an English writer and social critic. He created some of the world's most well-known fictional characters and is generally regarded as the greatest novelist of the Victorian period. During his life, his works enjoyed unprecedented fame, and by the twentieth century he was widely seen as a literary genius by critics and scholars. Dickens sprang to fame with the 1836 serial publication of The Pickwick Papers. Within a few years he had become an international literary celebrity, famous for his humour, satire, and keen observation of character and society. His novels, most published in monthly or weekly instalments, pioneered the serial publication of narrative fiction, which became the dominant Victorian mode for novel publication. The instalment format allowed Dickens to evaluate his audience's reaction, and he often modified his plot and character development based on such feedback For his works David Copperfield , Oliver Twist, A Tale of Two Cities, Dickens was regarded as the literary colossus of his age. His 1843 novella, A Christmas Carol, is one of the most influential works ever written, and it remains popular and continues to inspire adaptations in every artistic genre.

William Makepeace Thackeray (/ˈ θ æ kə ri/; 18 July 1811 – 24 December 1863) was an English novelist of the 19th century. He was famous for his satirical works, particularly Vanity Fair, a panoramic portrait of Englishsociety. A Shabby Genteel Story (1840) The Book of Snobs (1848), Vanity Fair (1848)

Charlotte Brontë (/ˈ brɒ nti/ or /ˈ brɒ nteɪ /; 21 April 1816 – 31 March 1855) was an English novelist and poet, the eldest of the three Brontë sisters who survived into adulthood and whose novels have become classics of English literature. She published her best known novel, Jane Eyre, under the pen name Currer Bell.

Mary Ann Evans (22 November 1819 – 22 December 1880; alternatively " Mary Anne" or " Marian" ), known by her pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist, journalist, translator and one of the leading writers of the Victorian era. She is the author of seven novels, including Adam Bede (1859), The Mill on the Floss (1860), Silas Marner (1861), Middlemarch (1871–72), and Daniel Deronda (1876), most of them set in provincial England and known for their realism and psychological insight.

Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde (16 October 1854 – 30 November 1900) was an Irish writer and poet. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of London's most popular playwrights in the early 1890s. Today he is remembered for his epigrams, his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray, his plays, and tales.

Thomas Hardy, (2 June 1840 – 11 January 1928) was an English novelist and poet. A Victorian realist in the tradition of George Eliot, he was influenced both in his novels and in his poetry by Romanticism, especially William Wordsworth. Like Dickens, he was highly critical of much in Victorian society, though Hardy focused more on a declining rural society. He gained fame as the author of novels, including Far from the Madding Crowd (1874), Tess of the d'Urbervilles (1891).

Robert Louis Balfour Stevenson (13 November 1850 – 3 December 1894) was a Scottish novelist, poet, essayist, and travel writer. His most famous works are Treasure Island, Kidnapped, and Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.

A literary celebrity during his lifetime, Stevenson now ranks among the 26 most translated authors in the world.

Из вереска напиток
Забыт давным-давно.
А был он слаще меда,
Пьянее, чем вино.
В котлах его варили
И пили всей семьей
Малютки-медовары
В пещерах под землей.

From the bonny bells of heather
They brewed a drink long-syne,
Was sweeter far then honey,
Was stronger far than wine.
They brewed it and they drank it,
And lay in a blessed swound
For days and days together
In their dwellings underground.

Joseph Rudyard Kipling (/ˈ rʌ djə rd ˈ kɪ plɪ ŋ / 30 December 1865 – 18 January 1936) was an English short-story writer, poet, and novelist. He wrote tales and poems of British soldiers in India and stories for children. Kipling's works of fiction include The Jungle Book (a collection of stories which includes " Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" ), the Just So Stories (1902), Kim (1901), and many short stories, including " The Man Who Would Be King" (1888). His poems include " Mandalay" (1890), " Gunga Din" (1890), " The Gods of the Copybook Headings" (1919), " The White Man's Burden" (1899), and " If—" (1910). He is regarded as a major innovator in the art of the short story; his children's books are enduring classics of children's literature.

Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron Tennyson, (6 August 1809 – 6 October 1892) was Poet Laureate of Great Britain and Ireland during much of Queen Victoria's reign and remains one of the most popular British poets. Tennyson excelled at penning short lyrics, such as " Break, Break, Break", " The Charge of the Light Brigade", " Tears, Idle Tears" and " Crossing the Bar". Much of his verse was based on classical mythological themes.

Robert Browning (7 May 1812 – 12 December 1889) was an English poet and playwright whose mastery of dramatic verse, especially dramatic monologues, made him one of the foremost Victorian poets.

Dante Gabriel Rossetti (/ˈ dæ nti ˈ ɡ eɪ briə l rə ˈ zɛ ti/; 12 May 1828 – 9 April 1882) was an English poet, illustrator, painter and translator. He founded the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in 1848. His work also influenced the European Symbolists and was a major precursor of the Aesthetic movement.

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