swap_horiz Rudyard Kipling Alternatives

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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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Miguel de Cervantes

Miguel de Cervantes was a sixteenth-century Spanish novelist best known for *Don Quixote*. This seminal work is notable...

Adventure Classic Spanish Satirical

9.3 Excellent

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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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Vladimir Nabokov

Vladimir Nabokov remains a significant figure in 20th-century literature. He was a Russian-American novelist celebrated...

Classic 20TH Century Literary Postmodern

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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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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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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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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V.S. Naipaul

V.S. Naipaul was a Trinidadian-British author widely recognized for his meticulously crafted novels and non-fiction work...

Classic 20TH Century British Literary

8.6 Great

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Arthur Conan Doyle

Arthur Conan Doyle was a British novelist primarily recognized for developing the character of Sherlock Holmes. His stor...

Adventure 19TH Century Detective Mystery

8.5 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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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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Jules Verne

French novelist (1828–1905) regarded as a founder of science fiction, whose adventure novels including 'Twenty Thousand...

Adventure Sci Fi Classic French

7.8 Good

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W. Somerset Maugham

William Somerset Maugham was a British playwright, novelist, and short story writer known for his clear, unadorned prose...

Classic Realism 20TH 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

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James Fenimore Cooper

James Fenimore Cooper was an American novelist whose historical romances helped establish the frontier as a major subjec...

Adventure Classic American 19TH Century

6.9 Fair