Elliott O’Donnell
English author (1872–1965) known primarily for his books about ghosts.
Mary Roberts
English natural history author (1788–1864).
Stephen Potter
English writer (1900–1969) best known for his parodies of self-help books. He is remembered particularly for popularising gamemanship, the art of using dubious although not illegal tactics to gain an advantage.
Mary Pollock
Redirected to Enid Blyton.
Samuel Johnson
18th-century English writer, critic, editor and lexicographer whose Dictionary of the English Language had far-reaching effects on the development of Modern English.
Jane Taylor
English children’s author (1783–1824), whose best known work is “Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star”.
Juliana Horatia Ewing
English writer of children’s stories, whose 1865 book The Brownies gave Agnes Baden-Powell the idea and the name for the junior level of the Girl Guides.
William Harrison Ainsworth
English historical novelist, at one time considered a rival to Charles Dickens.
Enid Blyton
English children’s writer whose books have been among the world’s best-sellers since the 1930s, selling more than 600 million copies.
Ernest W. Marwick
Scottish writer, folklorist and antiquarian particularly noted for his texts on Orkney folklore and history
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