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Leo Tolstoy

Leo Tolstoy was a prominent Russian novelist of the 19th century. He is celebrated for his expansive and deeply realisti...

Russian Classic Realism Epic

9.4 Excellent

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Fyodor Dostoevsky

Fyodor Dostoevsky was a nineteenth-century Russian novelist renowned for his intense exploration of human psychology. Hi...

Russian Classic Realism 19TH Century

9.4 Excellent

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Anton Chekhov

Anton Chekhov was a prominent Russian novelist and playwright whose work significantly shaped realist drama in the 19th...

Russian Realism Drama 19TH Century

9.2 Excellent

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Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo was a significant 19th-century French novelist and poet. His impactful works, including *Les Misérables* and...

Classic French Social 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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Machado de Assis

Machado de Assis was a significant 19th-century Brazilian novelist known for his insightful explorations of human psycho...

Classic Realism 19TH Century Psychological

9.0 Excellent

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Gustave Flaubert

Gustave Flaubert was a significant 19th-century French novelist known for his meticulous realism and exploration of huma...

Classic French Realism 19TH Century

8.9 Great

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Stendhal

Stendhal was a significant 19th-century French novelist celebrated for intensely detailed explorations of human psycholo...

Classic French Realism 19TH Century

8.7 Great

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Honoré de Balzac

Honoré de Balzac was a significant 19th-century French novelist renowned for his expansive ‘Comédie humaine.’ This serie...

Classic French Realism Social

8.6 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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Guy de Maupassant

Guy de Maupassant was a prominent French novelist and short-story writer active in the 19th century. He is recognized fo...

French Realism 19TH Century Short Story

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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Edith Wharton

Edith Wharton was a prominent American novelist writing primarily during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Her nov...

Realism American Social 19TH Century

8.3 Great

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Henry James

Henry James was an American-British novelist writing during the 19th century. His work is notable for its deep psycholog...

Classic Realism 19TH Century Psychological

8.2 Great

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Ivan Turgenev

Ivan Turgenev was a prominent 19th-century Russian novelist renowned for his realistic portrayals of social life within...

Russian Classic Realism Social

8.2 Great

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Henry David Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau was an American novelist and philosophical writer of the 19th century. He is most known for *Walden*...

American 19TH Century Philosophical Transcendentalist

8.2 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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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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Anthony Trollope

Anthony Trollope was a highly productive English Victorian novelist who wrote 47 novels, alongside various short stories...

Realism Social 19TH Century British

7.7 Good

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Anne Brontë

Anne Brontë was an English novelist and poet, best known as the youngest member of the Brontë literary family. She publi...

Realism Social 19TH Century British

7.5 Good