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Daphne Du MaurierDAPHNE DU MAURIER English writer and novelist, author of " Rebecca" and " Jamaica Inn" pictured at her home Menabilly, in Fowey, Cornwall
Joan and Jackie Collins 1950sJoan Collins, actress (born 1933), together with her sister Jackie Collins, novelist (1937-2015), c.1955 Date: 1950s
The poet and novelist Katharine Tynan (1861 - 1931), pictured at home with her husband, the writer and barrister, Henry Hinkson, her three children and dog
Daphne Du Maurier / KidsDAPHNE DU MAURIER English novelist and writer, author of " Rebecca" and " Jamaica Inn" pictured with her children, Christian, Flavia and Tessa in 1947
The burial of Thomas Hardys heart among his own people: the vicar of Stinsford in Dorset ( Mellstock of Under the Greenwood Tree ) bearing the casket containing it
Daphne Du Maurier CoverDAPHNE DU MAURIER English writer and novelist. Author of " Rebecca" and " Jamaica Inn" and famous resident of Cornwall
George Eliot / RosehillGEORGE ELIOT (MARY ANN EVANS) Home of the English novelists friends, the Brays, at Rosehill, near Coventry Date: 1819 - 1880
Angela Du MaurierANGELA DU MAURIER Novelist and author. Elder sister of Daphne du Maurier
Richmal Crompton (1890 - 1969), English writer, best-known for her Just William series of books for children. Pictured in The Illustrated London News at the time her book
J. B. Priestley and Joyce BarbourWriter J.B. Priestley (1894-1984) and actress Joyce Barbour (1901-1977), team captains in an actresses versus authors cricket match in Regent's Park. Date: 1939
Writer A. P. Herbert, bowlingWriter A.P. Herbert (1890-1971) bowling during an actresses versus authors cricket match in Regent's Park. Date: 1939
Ursula Jeans and Alec Waugh, cricketingActress Ursula Jeans (1906-1973) and novelist Alec Waugh (1898-1981) in an actresses versus authors cricket match in Regent's Park. Date: 1939
Lucie Delarue-Mardrus, writer, poet and travellerLucie Delarue-Mardrus (1874-1945)was a prolific poet and novelist, penning more than 70 books. As well as being married to a man for fifteen years
Thackeray - Palace GardensWilliam Makepeace Thackeray (1811 - 1863) English novelist's home in Kensington Palace Gardens, where he lived from 1862 until his death
Sir Walter Scott - Abbotsford - ChairSir Walter Scott (1771 - 1832) Scottish novelist's empty chair at Abbotsford, after his death Date:
DICKENS/GADSHILLHIS HOME AT GADSHILL An exterior view of the house, Gadshill Place, in Kent, in the year of the novelist's death 1812 - 1870
Walter Greenwood and Ethel ManninWalter Greenwood (1903 - 1974), Salford-born English novelist, best known for the socially influential novel Love on the Dole (1933), talking to Ethel Mannin (1900-1984)
Sir Max Pemberton (1863 - 1950), popular British novelist, mainly of adventure and mystery stories. Pictured at a desk in the study of him at Fitzjohns Avenue, Hampstead
Anthony Hope Hawkins (1863 - 1933), English novelist and playwright, best known for his novel, The Prisoner of Zenda. Pictured at work in his home at Savoy Mansions in London
Ernest William Hornung (1866 - 1921), English writer, creator of Raffles, the gentleman burglar. Pictured seated at the desk in his study at his home in Pitt Street, London
Pearl Mary Teresa Craigie (1867 - 1906), English / American writerPearl Mary Teresa Craigie (1867 - 1906), English/American writer, nom de plume: John Oliver Hobbes, pictured in her study, surrounded by bookcases as she writes at her desk
Herbert George Wells (1866 - 1946), writer, historian, best known for his science fiction novels. Pictured in his study at his home, Spade House, Sandgate
Arthur George Morrison (1863 - 1945), English writer and journalist known for his realistic novels and stories about working-class life in Londons East End, and for his detective stories
Sir Thomas Henry Hall Caine (1853 - 1931), writer, pictured in a charming Arts and Crafts room at his home in Wimbledon. Part of a series in The Tatler of photographs of literary figures at home
E. M. DelafieldEdmee Elizabeth Monica Dashwood (nee de la Pasture), otherwise known as the writer E.M. Delafield (1890-1943). Best known for her book, " Diary of a Provincial Lady", published in 1930
Alger Seeks Inspiration Date: 1950
These Clever People... Snapshots of Seven Writers. (clockwise from top left): Anita Leslie, Margery Lawrence, Helen Simpson, Aime Francois Tschifelly, Norah Hoult, Jill Craigie and Jeffrey Dell
The Bronte Museum, Haworth, West Yorkshire Date: 1930s
Baroness Orczy in garden of her Riviera villaBaroness Orczy (1865-1947), playwright, novelist and creator of the Scarlet Pimpernel. She began writing in 1900, and her world-famous " The Scarlet Pimpernel" was published in 1905
Barbara Cartland in her wedding dressDame Mary Barbara Hamilton Cartland (1901-2000), married name Mrs Barbara McCorquodale, British novelist. Pictured in the wedding gown she designed herself for her marriage to Alistair McCorquodale
Aldous and Maria HuxleyThe English author, Aldous Huxley with his wife, Maria. Date: 1930
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)
Scott / Abbotsford / StudySIR WALTER SCOTT Scottish novelists study at Abbotsford Date: 1771 - 1832
Scott / Abbotsford / LibrarySIR WALTER SCOTT Scottish novelists library at Abbotsford Date: 1771 - 1832
Sir Walter Scott - Abbotsford - Two PicSir Walter Scott (1771 - 1832) Scottish novelists hall and study at Abbotsford
George Eliot / FoleshillGEORGE ELIOT (MARY ANN EVANS) English novelists early home in Foleshill Road, Coventry Date: 1819 - 1880
George Eliot / BirthplaceGEORGE ELIOT (MARY ANN EVANS) English novelists birthplace at South Farm, Arbury Park, Warwickshire Date: 1819 - 1880
Barbara Cartland in the OrkneysPage from The Sketch magazine carrying photographs of novelist and socialite, Dame Mary Barbara Hamilton Cartland (1901-2000), married name Mrs Barbara McCorquodale, pictured at Swanbistre
PEREDA, Jos頍arde (1833-1906). Modern SpanishPEREDA, Jos頍 aric de (1833-1906). Modern Spanish novelists, and a Member of the Royal Spanish Academy. Engraving
Marjorie Bowen in a Belle Alliance dressMARJORIE BOWEN alias GABRIELLE MARGARET LONG English novelist (1888 - 1952), pictured in a " Belle Alliance" dress, designed by a group of women-artists who, according to The Sketch
Gilbert Frankau, 1916Gilbert Frankau (1884-1952), writer and war poet. Frankau served in the British Army from the outbreak of war in 1914, first in the 9th Battalion of the East Surrey Regiment
Michael Arlen with Mrs Musker & Mrs Stanley-ClarkeMichael Arlen (1895-1956), writer, known best of all for his sensational 1920s novel, The Green Hat. Born Dikran Kouyoumdjian, in Bulgaria, of Armenian parents. Naturalised British, 1922
Margaret Mitchell (1900-1949), American author best known for Gone with the Wind, pictured hard at work at her typewriter. Date: 1937
H. E. BatesHerbert Ernest Bates (1905 74), British writer and author, best known for The Darling Buds of May, Love for Lydia and My Uncle Silas
Temple ThurstonERNEST TEMPLE THURSTON and KATHARINE CECIL TEMPLE THURSTON (1875-1911), both of them popular novelists. Date: 1879 - 1933
Players cigarettes advertisement featuring Mark TwainAdvertisement for Players Navy Cut Tobacco and cigarettes featuring American novelist, Mark Twain together with an endorsement of the beautifully cool and sweet smoking tobacco he has in his pipe
Evelyn Waugh by Madame YevondeEvelyn Waugh (1903 - 1966), English novelist and satirist photographed by Madame Yevonde
Mrs Barbara McCorquodaleDAME MARY BARBARA HAMILTON CARTLAND married name Mrs Barbara McCorquodale, British novelist, sketched by Molly Bishop at a point-to-point wearing a sage green hat and jersey with her check suit