Literary Library

Christopher Fry

December 18, 1907 - June 30, 2005English poet and playwrightAuthor of "The Lady's Not for Burning" (for which he won the New York Drama Critics Aw...

Penelope Fitzgerald

December 17, 1916 - April 28, 2000English novelist, poet, essayist and biographerAuthor of "The Bookshop" (for which she was shortlisted for the B...

Jacqueline Wilson

December 17, 1945 - English children's  novelistAuthor of over 100 books including "The Story of Tracy Beaker" (for which she was a runner-up for ...

Ford Madox Ford

December 17, 1873 - June 26, 1939English novelist, poet, critic and editorAuthor of "The Inheritors" (written with Joseph Conrad), "The Good Sold...

V. S. Pritchett

December 16, 1900 - March 20, 1997British writer and literary criticAuthor of "Collected Stories", "London Perceived" and "A Cab at the Door & ...

Noel Coward

December 16, 1899 - March 26, 1973English playwright, composer, director, actor and singerAuthor of more than 65 plays and musicals including "The...

Jane Austen

December 16, 1775 - July 18, 1817English novelistAuthor of "Sense and Sensibility", "Pride and Prejudice" and "Persuasion"Click Here to See Books 

Arthur C. Clarke

December 16, 1917 - March 19, 2008English science fiction writer, futurist, inventor, undersea explorer and television series hostAuthor of "Child...

Chris d'Lacey

December 15, 1954 - English writer of children's fictionAuthor of "Fly, Cherokee, Fly" (for which he was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal in 1998...

Rosemary Sutcliff

December 14, 1920 - July 23, 1992English writer of adult and children's novelsAuthor of "The Lantern Bearers" (for which she won the Carnegie Medal...

Sophia Kinsella

December 12, 1969 -English novelist and young adult fiction writerAuthor of "Cocktails for Three", "The Secret Dreamworld of a Shopaholic" and "Ca...

Patrick O'Brien

December 12, 1914 - January 2, 2000English novelist, translator and short-story writerAuthor of "Master and Commander", "The Far Side of the World"...