WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (1564-1616).

English poet and playwright – Shakespeare is

widely considered to be the greatest writer in the English language. He wrote 38 plays and 154
sonnets.

Famous piece: ROMEO AND JULIET

EDGAR ALLAN POE (January 19, 1809 to October 7, 1849) He was an American writer,
editor, and literary critic. Poe is best known for his poetry and short stories,
particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre

Famous piece: THE RAVEN

ROBERT LEE FROST (March 26, 1874 – January 29, 1963) was an American poet. His
work was initially published in England before it was published in America. He is
considered by many as the greatest American poet of the twentieth century.

Famous piece: THE ROAD NOT TAKEN

 CHARLES DICKENS (February 7, 1812 to June 9, 1870) was a British novelist,
journalist, editor, illustrator and social commentator who wrote such beloved classic
novels ator who wrote such beloved classic novels. He was a prolific and highly
influential 19th century British author, who penned such acclaimed works of his
different literary pieces.

Famous piece: A CHRISTMAS CAROL

SAMUEL L.CLEMENS (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), wrote under the pen
name Mark Twain and went on to author several novels. He was a famous and popular
American humorist, novelist, writer and lecturer.

Famous piece: THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER AND

ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN.

 GEOFFREY CHAUCER (1343 – 25 October 1400) was an English poet and author.
Widely considered the greatest English poet of the Middle Ages, he is best known for The
Canterbury Tales. Chaucer has been styled the "Father of English literature" and was the
first writer buried in Poets' Corner of Westminster Abbey.

Famous piece: THE CANTERBURY TALES

JANE AUSTEN (born December 16, 1775, Steventon, Hampshire, England—died July
18, 1817, Winchester, Hampshire), English writer who first gave the novel its distinctly
modern character through her treatment of ordinary people in everyday life. He was an
English novelist known primarily for her six major novels, which interpret, critique and
comment upon the British landed gentry at the end of the 18th century.

Famous piece: PRIDE AND PREJUDICE

ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING (born March 6, 1806, near Durham, Durham
county, England—died June 29, 1861, Florence, Italy), English poet whose reputation
rests chiefly upon her love poems, Sonnets from the Portuguese and Aurora Leigh, the
latter now considered an early feminist text. Her husband was Robert Browning. She was
an English poet of the Victorian era, popular in Britain and the United States during her
lifetime. Born in County Durham, the eldest of 12 children. Elizabeth Barrett wrote poetry from
about the age of six.

Famous piece: HOW DO I LOVE THEE?

 ROBERT BROWNING (7 May 1812 – 12 December 1889) was an English poet and
playwright whose mastery of the dramatic monologue made him one of the foremost Victorian
poets. His poems are known for their irony, characterization, dark humour, social
commentary, historical settings, and challenging vocabulary and syntax.

Famous piece: THE RING AND THE BOOK

 WILLIAM WORDSWORTH (7 April 1770 – 23 April 1850)was a major English
Romantic poet who, with Samuel Taylor Coleridge, helped to launch the Romantic Age in
English literature with their joint publication Lyrical Ballads.
Famous piece: I WANDERED LONELY AS A CLOUD