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Jane Austen

Jane Austen was an English novelist writing during the Regency period. Her six major novels, such as *Pride and Prejudic...

Classic 19TH Century Romance British

9.2 Excellent

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Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens was a prominent English novelist writing during the Victorian period (1812-1870). His influential works,...

Classic 19TH Century British Victorian

9.1 Excellent

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Mark Twain

Mark Twain was an American novelist born in 1835 and died in 1910. He is primarily known for his impactful works like *A...

Adventure Classic American 19TH Century

9.0 Excellent

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George Eliot

George Eliot, born Mary Ann Evans, was a prominent 19th-century British novelist celebrated for her deeply realistic por...

Realism Social 19TH Century British

9.0 Excellent

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Emily Brontë

Emily Brontë was an 19th-century British novelist primarily known for *Wuthering Heights*. This groundbreaking work esta...

19TH Century Romance British Gothic

8.9 Great

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Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe was an American novelist of the 19th century. He is notable for his influential contributions to mystery...

American 19TH Century Mystery Horror

8.8 Great

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Herman Melville

Herman Melville was an American novelist born in 1819. He is best known for *Moby-Dick*, a complex and influential novel...

Adventure Classic American 19TH Century

8.8 Great

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Charlotte Brontë

Charlotte Brontë was a 19th-century British novelist best known for her groundbreaking work, *Jane Eyre*. The novel’s ex...

19TH Century Romance British Gothic

8.8 Great

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Lewis Carroll

Lewis Carroll, born Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, was a nineteenth-century British novelist recognized primarily for his ima...

Fantasy Classic 19TH Century British

8.7 Great

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Alexandre Dumas

Alexandre Dumas was a prominent French novelist active in the 19th century. He is best known for his thrilling adventure...

Adventure Classic French 19TH Century

8.5 Great

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Thomas Hardy

Thomas Hardy was a prominent 19th-century British novelist known for his realistic portrayals of rural England. His work...

Realism 19TH Century Tragedy British

8.3 Great

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Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie is a celebrated British novelist primarily known for her intricate detective stories. Her works feature...

Detective Mystery 20TH Century Crime

8.3 Great

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Robert Louis Stevenson

Robert Louis Stevenson was a prominent Scottish novelist of the 19th century. He is best known for works like *Treasure...

Adventure Classic 19TH Century Gothic

8.2 Great

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H.G. Wells

H.G. Wells was a British novelist profoundly influential in shaping science fiction. His imaginative explorations of tec...

Adventure Sci Fi 19TH Century British

8.0 Great

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Daniel Defoe

Daniel Defoe was an English writer, trader, and journalist who is widely recognized as an early pioneer of the English n...

Adventure 18TH Century Classic Realism

8.0 Great

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William Makepeace Thackeray

William Makepeace Thackeray was a 19th-century British novelist and illustrator who remains best known for his 1848 sati...

Social 19TH Century Satire British

8.0 Great

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Georges Simenon

Georges Simenon (1903-1989) was a Belgian author who ranks among the most prolific novelists of the 20th century, having...

Classic Detective Mystery 20TH Century

7.9 Good

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Jack London

Jack London (1876–1916) was an American novelist, journalist, and short story writer who achieved international fame for...

Adventure American Social 19TH Century

7.8 Good

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Rudyard Kipling

Joseph Rudyard Kipling was an English novelist, short-story writer, and poet born in Bombay, British India. He is best k...

Adventure Classic 19TH Century British

7.8 Good

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Wilkie Collins

Wilkie Collins was a nineteenth-century English novelist and playwright associated with sensation fiction, a genre combi...

Classic 19TH Century Mystery British

7.6 Good