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e of a forest and the trees creak and groan as they writhe in the heavy blasts in occasional groups of pines there is the sorrows of young werther the sorrows of young werther by johann wolfgang von goethe the sorrows of young werther german die leiden des jungen werthers is an epistolary and loosely autobiographical novel by johann wolfgang von goethe first published in 1774 a revised edition of the novel was published in 1787 werther was an important novel of the sturm und drang period in german literature and influenced the later romantic literary movement the six weeks of its intensive writing in january march 1774 instantly made the 24 year old goethe one of the first internationa mary barton mary barton by elizabeth cleghorn gaskell mary barton is the first novel by english author elizabeth gaskell published in 1848 the story is set in the english city of manchester between 1839 and 1842 and deals with the difficulties faced by the victorian lower class it is subtitled a tale of manchester life the novel begins in manchester where we are introduced to the bartons and the wilsons two working class families john barton is a questioner of the distribution of wealth and the relations between rich and poor soon his wi the pickwick papers the pickwick papers by charles dickens the posthumous papers of the pickwick club also known as the pickwick papers is the first novel by charles dickens he was asked to contribute to the project as an up and coming writer following the success of sketches by boz published in 1836 most of dickens novels were issued in shilling instalments before being published in the complete volume dickens still writing under the pseudonym of boz increasingly took over the unsuccessful monthly publication after the original illustrator ro wessex tales wessex tales by thomas hardy wessex tales is an 1888 collection of tales written by thomas hardy many of which are set before hardy s birth in 1840 through them thomas hardy talks about nineteenth century marriage grammar class status how men and women were viewed medical diseases and more in 1888 wessex tales contained only five stories the three strangers the withered arm fellow townsmen interlopers at the knap and the distracted preacher all published first in periodicals for the 1896 reprinting the diary of a nobody the diary of a nobody by george grossmith the diary of a nobody is an english comic novel written by george grossmith and his brother weedon grossmith with illustrations by weedon the book first appeared in punch magazine in 1888 89 and was first printed in book form in 1892 it is considered a classic work of humour and has never been out of print in the diary of a nobody the grossmiths create an accurate if amusing record of the manners customs and experiences of lower middle class suburban londoners of the late victorian white fang white fang by jack london white fang is the titular character and a novel by american author jack london first serialized in outing magazine it was published in 1906 the story takes place in yukon territory canada during the klondike gold rush at the end of the 19th century and details a wild wolfdog s journey to domestication white fang is a companion novel and a thematic mirror to london s best known work the call of the wild which is about a kidnapped domesticated dog embracing his wild ancestry to survive nicholas nickleby nicholas nickleby by charles dickens nicholas nickleby or the life and adventures of nicholas nickleby is a novel by charles dickens originally published as a serial from 1838 to 1839 it was dickens third novel nicholas nickleby s father dies unexpectedly after losing all of his money in a poor investment nicholas his mother and his younger sister kate are forced to give up their comfortable lifestyle in devonshire and travel to london to seek the aid of their only relative nicholas s uncle ralph nickleby ralph a cold uncle tom s cabin uncle tom s cabin by harriet beecher stowe uncle tom s cabin or life among the lowly is an anti slavery novel by american author harriet beecher stowe published in 1852 the novel helped lay the groundwork for the civil war according to will kaufman stowe a connecticut born teacher at the hartford female academy and an active abolitionist featured the character of uncle tom a long suffering black slave around whom the stories of other characters revolve the sentimental novel depicts the reality of slavery while also asserting a bundle of letters a bundle of letters by henry james a bundle of letters is a comic short story by henry james originally published in the parisian magazine in 1878 which is also when the story takes place the story is one of james few ventures into epistolary fiction as he did so often especially in the early stages of his career james made the tale part of his international theme his letter writers represent a number of different countries although some of the characters look like well worn stereotypes the wolfish frenchman the p popular authors walt whitman walt whitman united states 1819 1892 walter walt whitman may 31 1819 march 26 1892 was an american poet essayist and journalist a humanist he was a part of the transition between transcendentalism and realism incorporating both views in his works whitman is among the most influential poets in the american canon often called the father of free verse his work was very controversial in its time particularly his poetry collection leaves of grass which was described as obscene for its overt sexuality born on long isl oscar wilde oscar wilde irish 1854 1900 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 only novel the picture of dorian gray his plays and the circumstances of his imprisonment which was followed by his early death wilde s parents were successful anglo irish dublin intellectuals their son became fluent in mark twain mark twain american 1835 1910 samuel langhorne clemens november 30 1835 april 21 1910 better known by his pen name mark twain was an american author and humorist he is most noted for his novel the adventures of tom sawyer 1876 and its sequel adventures of huckleberry finn 1885 the latter often called the great american novel twain grew up in hannibal missouri which would later provide the setting for huckleberry finn and tom sawyer he apprenticed with a printer he also worked as a typesetter and contr robert e howard robert e howard american 1906 1936 robert ervin howard january 22 1906 june 11 1936 was an american author who wrote pulp fiction in a diverse range of genres he is well known for his character conan the barbarian and is regarded as the father of the sword and sorcery subgenre howard was born and raised in the state of texas he spent most of his life in the town of cross plains with some time spent in nearby brownwood a bookish and intellectual child he was also a fan of boxing and spent some time in his late teens b victor hugo victor hugo france 1802 1885 victor marie hugo 26 february 1802 22 may 1885 was a french poet novelist and dramatist he is considered one of the most well known french romantic writers in france hugo s literary fame comes first from his poetry but also rests upon his novels and his dramatic achievements among many volumes of poetry les contemplations and la légende des siècles stand particularly high in critical esteem outside france his best known works are the novels les misérables 1862 and notre dame jane austen jane austen england 1775 1817 jane austen 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 and biting social commentary have gained her historical importance among scholars and critics austen lived her entire life as part of a close knit family located on the lower fringes of the english landed gentry she was educated primarily by her father and older brothers thomas hughes thomas hughes england 1822 1896 thomas hughes 20 october 1822 22 march 1896 was an english lawyer and author he is most famous for his novel tom brown s school days 1857 a semi autobiographical work set at rugby school which hughes had attended it had a lesser known sequel tom brown at oxford 1861 hughes was the second son of john hughes editor of the boscobel tracts 1830 thomas hughes was born in uffington berkshire now oxfordshire he had six brothers and one sister jane senior who later became brita marietta holley marietta holley american 1836 1926 marietta holley 1836 1926 was an american humorist who used satire to comment on u s society and politics holley was frequently compared to mark twain and edgar nye holley was born on to john milton and mary tabor on july 16 1836 she was the youngest of seven children they lived on a small farm in jefferson county ny at the age of 14 she ended her formal education to make a decent living and help support her family by giving piano lessons to students when she was 17 she converted t thomas hobbes thomas hobbes england 1588 1679 thomas hobbes of malmesbury 5 april 1588 4 december 1679 in some older texts thomas hobbs of malmsbury was an english philosopher best known today for his work on political philosophy his 1651 book leviathan established the foundation for most of western political philosophy from the perspective of social contract theory hobbes was a champion of absolutism for the sovereign but he also developed some of the fundamentals of european liberal thought the right of the individual the nat george eliot george eliot english 1819 1880 mary anne alternatively mary ann or marian evans 22 november 1819 22 december 1880 better known by her pen name george eliot was an english novelist journalist and 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 alexandre dumas alexandre dumas french 1802 1870 alexandre dumas born dumas davy de la pailleterie 24 july 1802 5 december 1870 also known as alexandre dumas père was a french writer best known for his historical novels of high adventure translated into nearly 100 languages these have made him one of the most widely read french authors in the world many of his novels including the count of monte cristo the three musketeers twenty years after and the vicomte de bragelonne ten years later were originally published as serials fyodor dostoevsky fyodor dostoevsky russian 1821 1881 fyodor mikhailovich dostoyevsky 11 november 1821 9 february 1881 sometimes transliterated dostoevsky was a russian novelist short story writer and essayist dostoyevsky s literary works explore human psychology in the troubled political social and spiritual context of 19th century russia although he began writing in the mid 1840s his most memorable works including crime and punishment the idiot and the brothers karamazov are from his later years his work consists of eleven nove arthur conan doyle arthur conan doyle british 1859 1930 sir arthur ignatius conan doyle dl 22 may 1859 7 july 1930 was a scottish physician and writer most noted for his stories about the detective sherlock holmes generally considered milestones in the field of crime fiction and for the adventures of professor challenger he was a prolific writer whose other works include fantasy and science fiction stories plays romances poetry non fiction and historical novels arthur conan doyle was born on 22 may 1859 at 11 picardy place edinburgh charles dickens charles dickens british 1812 1870 charles john huffam dickens 7 february 1812 9 june 1870 was an english writer and social critic he created some of the world s most memorable 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 his literary genius was broadly acknowledged by critics and scholars his novels and short stories continue to be widely popular born in portsmouth england dickens lef rene descartes rene descartes french 1596 1650 rené descartes 31 march 1596 11 february 1650 was a french philosopher mathematician and writer who spent most of his adult life in the dutch republic he has been dubbed the father of modern philosophy and much subsequent western philosophy is a response to his writings which are studied closely to this day in particular his meditations on first philosophy continues to be a standard text at most university philosophy departments descartes influence in mathematics is equally app daniel defoe daniel defoe english 1660 1731 daniel defoe 1660 24 april 1731 born daniel foe was an english trader writer journalist pamphleteer and spy now most famous for his novel robinson crusoe defoe is notable for being one of the earliest proponents of the novel as he helped to popularise the form in britain and along with others such as samuel richardson is among the founders of the english novel a prolific and versatile writer he wrote more than 500 books pamphlets and journals on various topics including polit honore de balzac honore de balzac france 1799 1850 honoré de balzac 20 may 1799 18 august 1850 was a french novelist and playwright his magnum opus was a sequence of short stories and novels collectively entitled la comédie humaine which presents a panorama of french life in the years after the 1815 fall of napoleon due to his keen observation of detail and unfiltered representation of society balzac is regarded as one of the founders of realism in european literature he is renowned for his multifaceted characters who are complex charles darwin charles darwin british 1809 1882 charles robert darwin frs 12 february 1809 19 april 1882 was an english naturalist he established that all species of life have descended over time from common ancestors and proposed the scientific theory that this branching pattern of evolution resulted from a process that he called natural selection in which the struggle for existence has a similar effect to the artificial selection involved in selective breeding darwin published his theory of evolution with compelling evidence in h stephen crane stephen crane american 1871 1900 stephen crane november 1 1871 june 5 1900 was an american novelist short story writer poet and journalist prolific throughout his short life he wrote notable works in the realist tradition as well as early examples of american naturalism and impressionism he is recognized by modern critics as one of the most innovative writers of his generation the 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