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Honore de Balzac engraving by Ch ChardonHONORE DE BALZAC (1799 - 1850) French novelist and playwrite. Considered one of the founders of European Realism for his short stories
Georges Sand (Aurore Dudevant). French writer (1804 - 1876). Date: 19th century
Baroness Emma OrczyBaroness Emma Magdolna Rozalia Maria Jozefa Borbala Emmuska Orczy de Orczi (1865-1947), Hungarian-born British novelist and playwright, writer of The Scarlet Pimpernel series. Date: 1925
Aldous and Maria HuxleyThe English author, Aldous Huxley with his wife, Maria. Date: 1930
Harlakenden House, Cornish, New Hampshire, USA. It was the residence of the American novelist Winston Churchill, and the summer residence of Woodrow Wilson (1913-1915)
Herman MelvilleMELVILLE, Herman (1819-1891). American novelist. Moby Dick. Engraving
ColetteSidonie-Gabrielle Colette (1873-1954) - French novelist and performer. Colette (L) and a friend. Date: circa 1905
Jean Cocteau (1889-1963) - French poet, novelist, dramatist, designer, playwright, artist and filmmaker. Date: circa 1924
Gerhart Hauptmann - German author, dramatist and novelistGerhart Hauptmann (1862-1946) - German author, dramatist and novelist. Date: circa 1910
Quo Vadis? Lygia letting Vinicius know she is a ChristianQuo Vadis: A Narrative of the Time of Nero - a historical novel written by Henryk Sienkiewicz. In this scene, Lygia lets Vinicius know she is a Christian by drawing the sign of a fish on the ground
Henryk Sienkievicz (1846 - 1916). Polish author ( Quo vadis etc) - won Nobel Prize for Literature in 1905. Date: 1900
John Le Carre (David Cornwell)John le Carr (pseudonym of David John Moore Cornwell, b 1931), English author of spy novels, many of which have been adapted for television and film. He worked for MI5 and MI6 in the 1950s and 1960s
Lady Conan Doyle, wife of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle the novelist. She was the daughter of Mr James Blyth Leckie of Glebe House, Blackheath
Barbara Cartland and RaineDame Mary Barbara Hamilton Cartland (1901-2000), married name Mrs Barbara McCorquodale, British novelist, pictured with her baby daughter Raine, later Raine Spencer, second wife of Earl Spencer
Lady Emily LutyensLADY EMILY LUTYENS nee LYTTON Wife of the architect Sir Edwin Lutyens (m 1897), grand- daughter of the novelist Lord Lytton, and daughter of a Viceroy of India
Harriet Beecher Stowe, American authorHarriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896), American author of Uncle Toms Cabin. circa 1850s
Portrait of August Strindberg (1849-1912) by Carl LarssonAugust Strindberg (1849-1912). Swedish writer. Portrait by Carl Larsson (1853-1919), 1899. National Museum. Stockholm. Sweden
Mrs Reginald FellowesDaisy Fellowes (nee Margeurite Severine Philippine Decazes de Glucksbierg (1890-1962), celebrated society figure, acclaimed beauty, novelist, poet, editor in chief of French Harpers Bazaar magazine
Cartoon, Henry James Byron, dramatistCartoon of Henry James Byron (1835-1884), the English dramatist, editor, journalist, director, theatre manager, novelist and actor. Seen here surrounded by posters advertising plays by other writers
Cartoon, George Robert Sims, writerCartoon, George Robert Sims (1847-1922), English journalist, poet, dramatist and novelist, seen here dressed as a policeman
Cartoon, Hamilton Aide, writer, artist and composerCartoon, Charles Hamilton Aide (1826-1906), French-born writer, artist and composer -- described here as All-Round Talent. 1884
Cartoon portrait of Henry James ByronCartoon portrait, Henry James Byron (1835-1884), English dramatist, editor, journalist, director, theatre manager, novelist and actor. 1884
Portrait, the late Mr Charles ReadePortrait of the novelist and dramatist Charles Reade (1814-1884). 1884
Birthplace of C M Yonge, Otterbourne, HampshireBirthplace of Charlotte Mary Yonge (1823-1901), English novelist, Otterbourne, Hampshire. 19th century
Authors Club reception at Whitehall Court, 1962Column of photographs reporting on a party for the Authors Club at Whitehall Court in December 1962 at which Sir Charles and Lady Petrie received guests
Charlotte Mary Yonge, English novelistCharlotte Mary Yonge (1823-1901), English novelist
Pamela Hansford JohnsonPortrait of Pamela Hansford Johnson, Baroness Snow (1912 1981) - English novelist, playwright, poet and critic. 1967
Robert Louis Stevenson, Scottish writer and travellerRobert Louis Stevenson (1850-1894), Scottish writer and traveller. circa 1880s
Mathorn (Mortham) Tower, County DurhamMathorn (Mortham) Tower, near Barnard Castle, County Durham. A medieval house attached to a pele tower, said to have been built about the time of Henry VII (1485-1509)
James Payn, English novelist and editorJames Payn (1830-1898), English novelist and editor. circa 1880s
Dodie SmithDorothy Gladys (Dodie) Smith (1896 - 1990), English novelist and playwright, author of the plays Autumn Crocus and Dear Octopus and the books, I Capture the Castle and One Hundred and One Dalmatians
Stella GibbonsStella Dorothea Gibbons (5 January 1902 19 December 1989), English author, journalist, and poet. She established her reputation with her first novel, Cold Comfort Farm (1932)
Kate Douglas Wiggin, American educator and authorKate Douglas Wiggin (1856-1923), American educator and author of childrens stories, best known for her novel Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm. circa 1900s
Flora Annie Steel, English writerFlora Annie Steel (1847-1929), English writer, best known for novels set in British India. circa 1900s
William Clark Russell, English writerWilliam Clark Russell (1844-1911), English writer best known for his nautical novels. circa 1900s
Arthur Quiller-Couch, British writerSir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch (1863-1944), British novelist, poet, anthologist and literary critic. circa 1890s
Max Pemberton, British novelistSir Max Pemberton (1863-1950), popular British novelist, mainly of adventure and mystery stories. circa 1890s
Justin McCarthy, Irish writer and politicianJustin McCarthy (1830-1912), Irish nationalist, historian, novelist and politician, Member of Parliament from 1879 until 1900. circa 1900s
Maarten Maartens, Dutch writerMaarten Maartens (real name Jozua Marius Willem van der Poorten Schwartz, 1858-1915), Dutch writer who wrote in English (novels, short stories, plays and poems). circa 1890s
W H Mallock, English novelist and economics writerWilliam Hurrell Mallock (1849-1923), English novelist and economics writer. circa 1890s
Lucas Malet, English novelistLucas Malet (real name Mary St Leger Kingsley, 1852-1931), English novelist. circa 1900
Mor Jokai, Hungarian dramatist and novelistMor Jokai (Moric Jokay de Asva, 1825-1904), Hungarian dramatist and novelist. circa 1900
Robert Hichens, English writerRobert Smythe Hichens (1864-1950), English journalist, novelist, music lyricist, short story writer, music critic and dramatist. circa 1900s
Maurice Hewlett, English novelist, poet and essayistMaurice Henry Hewlett (1861-1923), English historical novelist, poet and essayist. circa 1900s
Henry Harland, American novelist and editorHenry Harland (1861-1905), American novelist and founding editor (in London) of The Yellow Book. circa 1900
Francis Marion Crawford, American writerFrancis Marion Crawford (1854-1909), American writer of novels and stories. circa 1890s
Winston Churchill, American novelistWinston Churchill (1871-1947), American best-selling novelist and playwright. circa 1900s
George Washington Cable, American novelistGeorge Washington Cable (1844-1925), American novelist from Louisiana. circa 1890s