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famous and influencial poet, displayed elements of romanticism and enlightenment era and also of the supernatural
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most famous for ´´The Jungle Book´´ and ´´Kim´´
considered as the master of the art of short stories
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Author of many famous novels, notably Winnie-the-Pooh and very many famous childrens poems
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A famous English female writer, mostly known because she was an influential feminist in her time. Known for short stories, essayes and autobiographies. Commited suicide.
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Best known for her world famous crime novels (H. Poirot, Miss Jane Marple). The best selling books of all time, only outdone by the bible.
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Considered the best chronicler of the 20th cent. Britain. Wrote literary criticism, poetry, fiction and also polemical journalism.
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an English poet, novelist and essayist who concentrated on themes of social injustice and the class struggle in his work. He was appointed the seventeenth Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the United States Library of Congress in 1965.
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was a British novelist, poet, playwright and Nobel Prize for Literature laureate best known for his novel Lord of the Flies. He was also awarded the Booker Prize for literature in 1980 for his novel Rites of Passage, the first book of the trilogy To the Ends of the Earth.
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Directly connected to literature, since it gave inspiration for many works. Most notably in poetry. Most known authors include - Wilfred Owen and Rupert Brooke
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widely regarded as one of the greatest English poets of the latter half of the twentieth century.
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one of the most famous childrens books of all times
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A book about a futuristic world. Nominated one of the best novels by the Modern Library
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Most famous of her works
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an important book which talked about the issues of medical ethics and what is thought to be the one book, where the NHS got it´s idea from.
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Influencial in literature, for example Animal Farm (George Orwell)
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Most famous of his works
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influencial cultural movement, not only in theatres and television, but also in literature
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A very known book and a tremendeous influence on todays arts.
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In 2003, he was selected as one of Granta’s Best of Young British Novelists. In 2007, Mitchell was listed among Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People in The World.
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In 1999, the Modern Library ranked Sons and Lovers ninth on a list of the 100 best novels in English of the 20th century
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