Catherine Dent

One of the greatest writers of English literary history, Charles Dickens’ rags-to-riches story is as incredible as any of his greatest works of fiction.

One of the greatest writers of the Victorian period, Charles Dickens, produced novels that continue to be read and loved to this day.

A writer of cultural criticism, aesthetic theory, and fiction, Vernon Lee’s reputation suffered for her pacifist leanings following WWI before fading from the cultural memory.

While the literary industry is arguably still prejudiced in favor of male writers, historically, women faced barriers to publication and prejudicial attitudes, leading some to adopt male pseudonyms.

Born Marguerite Antonia Radclyffe Hall, the writer who would go on to be known simply as Radclyffe Hall often, in her private life, went by the name John.

An accomplished poet and the author of one of the best novels of the nineteenth century, Emily Brontë’s life and legacy have invited both speculation and celebration.

Following the so-called Latin American Boom of the 1960s and 70s, magical realism shows no signs of losing its popularity among readers or the literary establishment.

Magical realism is a literary style in which an otherwise seemingly realistic narrative is infused with the fantastical, supernatural, and mythological. Here are 5 of its writers.