Agatha Christie Books In Order
Agatha Christie (1890–1976) was the Grande Dame of English crime fiction. She specialised in the detective novel. Her two most famous detectives are the Belgian, Hercule Poirot and the English spinster, Miss Marple.
Authors
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Oscar Wilde Novels
Oscar Wilde is probably the top Irish writer of the 19th century. There is only one Oscar Wilde novel among a body of work that includes many poems, plays and short stories.
A Look At All 14 Charles Dickens Novels
Charles Dickens is a giant of English literature, and a prolific writer. By the time he died 14 first rate Charles Dickens novels had been published, and he was working on another.
The 30 Best Scottish Writers
For a country with such a small population Scotland has produced a surprising number of world class creative writers. Many of the best Scottish writers have, like Irish writers such as Oscar Wilde, W.B. Yeats, Seamus Heaney, Jonathan Swift, and others, become regarded by the outside world as great “English” writers.
American Psycho – The Great American Novel?
It is unusual that a novel published as recently at 1991 should be considered a ‘great American novel,’ but American Psycho by Bret Easton Ellis is memorable and shocking.
Moby Dick – The Great American Novel?
Herman Melville’s masterpiece has a strong claim to the title “The Great American Novel” especially with an endorsement from Bob Dylan, a songwriter regarded as a songwriter of American themes.
J. D. Salinger Bibliography
Read a complete Ray Bradbury bibliography featuring all of his written work. Ray Bradbury is an author with a long and broad back catalogue of novels, plays, and short stories.
Ray Bradbury Bibliography
Read a complete Ray Bradbury bibliography featuring all of his written work. Ray Bradbury is an author with a long and broad back catalogue of novels, plays, and short stories.
10 Scientists That Became Famous Novelists
Science and literature may be two very different disciplines, but there are a number of renowned scientists that went on to become novelists. Here are 10 of the very best.
The Great Gatsby – The Great American Novel?
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is often named ‘the great American novel.’ It is one of the first American novels to have been written entirely in the vernacular, using the regional colour of the deep South.