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Famous Writers Collection

Images of famous writers in history who have written books, plays, essays, and poetry which have stood the test of time

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32 items

Famous Writers Collection: Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–82)

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–82) Collection
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Famous Writers Collection: H G Wells (1866-1946)

H G Wells (1866-1946) Collection
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Famous Writers Collection: Ian Fleming (1908–1964)

Ian Fleming (1908–1964) Collection
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Famous Writers Collection: Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849)

Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849) Collection
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Famous Writers Collection: Somerset Maugham (1874-1965)

Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) Collection
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Famous Writers Collection: Graham Greene OM CH (1904-1991)

Graham Greene OM CH (1904-1991) Collection
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Famous Writers Collection: Wyndham Lewis (1882-1957)

Wyndham Lewis (1882-1957) Collection
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Famous Writers Collection: Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900)

Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900) Collection
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Famous Writers Collection: William Wordsworth (1770-1850)

William Wordsworth (1770-1850) Collection
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Famous Writers Collection: Beatrix Potter (1866-1943)

Beatrix Potter (1866-1943) Collection
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Famous Writers Collection: Dylan Thomas (1914-1953)

Dylan Thomas (1914-1953) Collection
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Famous Writers Collection: Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888)

Louisa May Alcott (1832-1888) Collection
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Famous Writers Collection: W B Yeats (1865-1939)

W B Yeats (1865-1939) Collection
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Famous Writers Collection: Charles Dickens (1812-1870)

Charles Dickens (1812-1870) Collection
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Famous Writers Collection: William Shakespeare (1564-1616)

William Shakespeare (1564-1616) Collection
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Famous Writers Collection: John Knox (c.1514-1572)

John Knox (c.1514-1572) Collection
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Famous Writers Collection: The Brontë Sisters (1818-1855)

The Brontë Sisters (1818-1855) Collection
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Famous Writers Collection: Jane Austen (1775-1817)

Jane Austen (1775-1817) Collection
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Background imageFamous Writers Collection: Christopher Marlowe (c. 1564ÔÇô1593)

Christopher Marlowe (c. 1564ÔÇô1593)
Christopher Marlowe was a poet and playwright at the forefront of the 16th-century dramatic renaissance. His literary career lasted less than six years, and his life only 29 years, his achievements

Background imageFamous Writers Collection: Iris Murdoch

Iris Murdoch
Anglo-Irish prize winning novelist, playwright and philosopher, Iris Murdoch (1919 - 1999). (Photo by Evening Standard/Getty Images)

Background imageFamous Writers Collection: Zora Neale Hurston Portrait

Zora Neale Hurston Portrait
Portrait of Zora Neale Hurston, circa 1940s, a world-renowned writer and anthropologist. Hurstons novels, short stories, and plays often depicted African American life in the South

Background imageFamous Writers Collection: Robert Browning, an English poet and playwright, 1812 to 1889

Robert Browning, an English poet and playwright, 1812 to 1889
Robert Browning was amajor English poet of the Victorian age, noted for his mastery of dramatic monologue and psychological portraiture

Background imageFamous Writers Collection: Thomas Carlyle was a British essayist, historian, and philosopher

Thomas Carlyle was a British essayist, historian, and philosopher, A leading writer of the Victorian er
Vintage illustration of Thomas Carlyle was a British essayist, historian, and philosopher from the Scottish Lowlands. A leading writer of the Victorian era

Background imageFamous Writers Collection: Four German classic writers, 18th century, wood engravings, published 1897

Four German classic writers, 18th century, wood engravings, published 1897
Four German classic writers of the 18th century: Lessing, Herder, Klopstock and Wieland. Wood engravings, published in 1897

Background imageFamous Writers Collection: Ada Ellen Bayly, Edna Lyall, English novelist and feminist

Ada Ellen Bayly, Edna Lyall, English novelist and feminist
Vintage illustration of Ada Ellen Bayly a.k.a. Edna Lyall, was an English novelist, and an early feminist

Background imageFamous Writers Collection: Madame De Stael

Madame De Stael
Engraving From 1873 Featuring The Swiss Author, Anne Louise Germaine de Sta

Background imageFamous Writers Collection: Fredrika Bremer

Fredrika Bremer
Engraving From 1873 Featuring The Swedish Writer, Fredrika Bremer. Bremer Lived From 1801 Until 1865

Background imageFamous Writers Collection: Daniel Defoe

Daniel Defoe
Engraving From 1837 Featuring The English Author Of The Book " Robinson Crusoe", Daniel Defoe. Defoe Lived From 1660 Until 1731

Background imageFamous Writers Collection: Portrait of Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849)

Portrait of Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849)
Vintage portrait of Edgar Allan Poe, an American writer, editor, and literary critic, best known for his poetry and short stories, particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre

Background imageFamous Writers Collection: Somerset Maugham

Somerset Maugham
August 1956: English author William Somerset Maugham (1874 - 1965), who gave up the study of medicine to pursue a writing career. (Photo by David Wharry/BIPs/Getty Images)

Background imageFamous Writers Collection: Zora Neale Hurston

Zora Neale Hurston
Portrait of author Zora Neale Hurston, circa 1940s. Zora Hurston was a world-renowned writer and anthropologist. Hurston?s novels, short stories

Background imageFamous Writers Collection: Top Withins

Top Withins
circa 1940: A view of the mists at Top Withins, on the North Yorkshire moors near Haworth, the setting for Emily Brontes romantic novel Wuthering Heights. (Photo by Val Doone/Getty Images)


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