Famous English and

American writers
Joanne Katheline Rowling

 A
A famous
famous English
English writer.
writer. She
She was
was
born
born inin 1965.
1965. Joanne
Joanne Rowling
Rowling is is
the
the author
author of of books
books about
about Harry
Harry
Potter.
Potter. She
She studied
studied atat the
the
university,
university, worked
worked as as aa secretary.
secretary.
At
At the
the age
age ofof 26
26 she
she left
left England
England
for
for Portuguese
Portuguese and and worked
worked there
there
as
as aa teacher
teacher of of English.
English. There
There
Joanne
Joanne began
began to to write
write books
books
about
about the
the adventures
adventures of of aa orphan
orphan
boy
boy Harry
Harry Potter,
Potter, which
which made
made her
her
popular
popular allall over
over the
the world.
world.
Harry Potter
 The main characters of
these books are wizard
boy Harry Potter, his best
friends Ron Weasley and
Hermione Granger. They
are students at Hogwarts
School of Witchcraft and
Wizardry. The central
story concerns Harry's
struggle against the evil
wizard Lord Voldemort,
who killed Harry's
parents.
Books about Harry Potter
There are seven books about
Harry Potter:
1. Harry Potter and the
Philosopher’s Stone, 1997.
2. Harry Potter and the
Chamber of Secrets, 1998.
3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner
of Azkaban, 1999.
4. Harry Potter and the Goblet
of Fire, 2000.
5. Harry Potter and the Order of
the Phoenix, 2003.
6. Harry Potter and half-Blood
Prince, 2005.
7. Harry Potter and the Deathly
Hallows, 2007
Jack London
(1876 - 1916)
 Jack London was born in
San-Francisco in a very
poor family. He began to
work at the age of 8
selling newspapers. He
liked reading books about
adventure, travel and
discoveries. By the time
he was 22 he had worked
at factories, travelled
across the ocean as a
sailor and was
unemployed.
“White Fang”
It is the story of a wild wolfdog‘ s
life. His first owner was a very
cruel man. His last owner,
Scott, was a kind man. Under
his care White Fang learns to
trust people . White Fang
learns to be a domestic
animal and lives with Scott
and his family. The book
“White Fang” shows that we
are not the only ones capable
of thinking, and that animals
have feelings too...
Robin Hood
Robin Hood is a
legendary hero of
English literature.
Nobody knows if
such a man as
Robin Hood really
lived. All we know
of him comes from
ballads.
Mark Twain
(1835 - 1910)
 Mark Twain is a famous
American writer. His real name
was Samuel Clemens. He spent
his childhood in a small town on
the Mississippi River. When
Samuel was twelve his father
died and the boy began to work.
He worked in many different
cities of America but he dreamt
to be a sailor. When he was
twenty he found the work on a
ship. His dream came true.
 Later, Mark Twain
became one of the most
famous writers. His books
“The adventures of Tom
Sawyer” and “The
Adventures of
Huckleberry Finn”
describe the life of boys.
Children all over the
world like these naughty
and brave boys.
Pamela Lyndon Travers
(1899 - 1996)
 Pamela Lyndon Travers
was born in Australia in
1906 and came to
England at the age of 17.
Several years later she
wrote “ Mary Poppins”, a
book for children which
became very popular
among its readers. The
book describes a nurse
with magical powers.
“Mary Poppins”
 There has never been a nurse
like Mary Poppins. One day the
wind brings her to the door of
№17, Cherry Tree Lane and
unusual things begin to
happen. Every mother and
every child in the world dreams
of a nurse like Mary Poppins.
She can talk to birds and dogs,
she can take children to the
Zoo at night. She can make
things magic if the children are
good, and can fly.
Joseph Rudyard Kipling
 Joseph Rudyard Kipling
was a great English poet
and a talented writer. He
was born in India and
spent many years of his
life there. It was not
strange that India acted
as the setting for many of
his books. In 1907 Kipling
became the first English
writer to receive the
Nobel Prize for literature.
“The Jungle Book”
 R. Kipling also wrote for
children. His most famous
children’s books are “Just
So Stories” and “The
Jungle Book”. “The Jungle
Book” tells how the child
Mowgli was brought up by
the wolves and Baloo, the
bear, and Bagheera, the
Black Panther. They taught
him the Law of the Jungle.
“Just so Stories”

 “Just So Stories” is
a collection of tales
for children about
animals. It was first
published in 1902.