The Titans of the Quill: Most Influential Writers in Literature

English author, philologist, and creator of Middle-earth, father of fantasy literature

American novelist, essayist, and Nobel laureate, voice of the African-American experience

Victorian novelist, social critic, and master of realism

Russian novelist, philosopher, and psychologist, author of Crime and Punishment

English novelist, essayist, and social critic, author of 1984 and Animal Farm

English modernist novelist, essayist, and feminist icon

English novelist, pioneer of romantic fiction and social commentary

Colombian magical realist novelist, Nobel laureate, and cultural icon

English playwright and poet, father of modern English literature

Ancient Greek epic poet, author of the Iliad and Odyssey