Charles Dickens (1812-1870) was one of England's greatest writers. Best known for his classic serialized novels, such as Oliver Twist, A Tale of Two Cities, and Great Expectations, Dickens wrote about the London he lived in, the conditions of the poor, and the growing tensions between the classes. He achieved critical and popular international success in his lifetime and was honored with burial in Westminster Abbey.
English author William Hope Hodgson (1877-1918) was known for his works of horror and science-fiction. His first story, The Goddess of Death, was published in 1904. The Night Land, his last printed effort, was published in 1918. Hodgson was also renowned as a photographer and a bodybuilder. He died in battle during World War I at the age of 40.
Écrivain français, Guy de Maupassant est né à Tourville-sur-Arques (Seine-Maritime) le 5 août 1850. Il est l'auteur de très nombreuses nouvelles et romans à succès dont Boule de Suif,La Maison Tellier, Mademoiselle Fifi , Une vie, Les Contes de la bécasse, Les Sœurs Rondoli, Les Contes du jour et de la nuit (1885), Bel-Ami, La Main gauche (1889), etc. Atteint de troubles nerveux, il le 6 juillet 1893, à l'âge de 42 ans.
George Eliot was the pseudonym for Mary Anne Evans, one of the leading writers of the Victorian era, who published seven major novels and several translations during her career. She started her career as a sub-editor for the left-wing journal The Westminster Review, contributing politically charged essays and reviews before turning her attention to novels. Among Eliot’s best-known works are Adam Bede, The Mill on the Floss, Silas Marner, Middlemarch and Daniel Deronda, in which she explores aspects of human psychology, focusing on the rural outsider and the politics of small-town life. Eliot died in 1880.
Nathaniel Hawthorne est un écrivain américain originaire de Salem, dans le Massachusetts. Après des études au Bowdoin College, il s'engage dans une carrière littéraire marquée par une profonde introspection psychologique et morale. En 1850, il publie son chef-d'oeuvre, La Lettre écarlate. Son écriture subtile et symbolique a exercé une influence majeure sur la littérature américaine, explorant les conflits intérieurs de ses personnages à travers une prose riche et évocatrice.
Arthur Machen est né à Caerlon-on-Usk (Royaume-Uni) le 3 mars 1863. En 1885 un "Catalogue occultiste" puis devient journaliste et traducteur. Son oeuvre compte une trentaine d'ouvrages se rattachant principalement à la littérature fantastique. Parmi ses principaux récits, citons notamment "Le Grand Dieu Pan" (1894). Il est mort à Beaconsfield le 15 décembre 1947.
Wilkie Collins (January 8, 1824-September 23, 1889) was the author of thirty novels, more than sixty short stories, fourteen plays (including an adaptation of The Moonstone), and more than one hundred nonfiction pieces. His best-known works are The Woman in White, The Moonstone, Armadale, and No Name.
Romancier et auteur dramatique anglais, Matthew Gregory Lewis est né à Londres le 9 juillet 1775, mort le 14 mai 1818. Son œuvre principale est "Le Moine", considéré comme l'un des chefs-d'œuvre du roman gothique.
Title : 60 Gothic Classics
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