- Some of the most influential English writers of all time are12:
- William Shakespeare, considered by many to be the greatest writer in the English language, who wrote plays and poems such as Hamlet, Macbeth, and Sonnets.
- Charles Dickens, one of the greatest English authors of the Victorian era, who wrote novels such as Oliver Twist, A Tale of Two Cities, and A Christmas Carol.
- George Orwell, a writer and journalist who wrote dystopian and political novels such as Animal Farm and Nineteen Eighty-Four.
- J.K. Rowling, the creator of the Harry Potter series, one of the best-selling and most popular book franchises in history.
- Jane Austen, a novelist who wrote about the social and romantic lives of the English gentry in novels such as Pride and Prejudice, Emma, and Sense and Sensibility.
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- 1. William Shakespeare William Shakespeare, born in April 1656 in Stratford-upon-Avon, is considered by many to be the greatest writer in the English language. ...
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