Lewis Carroll

Lewis Carroll

male, deceased (1898)
writer, mathematician, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, fantasy, British children's literature, Through the Looking-Glass…British
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (January 27 1832 - January 14 1898), better known by the pen name Lewis Carroll, was an English author, mathematician,...
Rudyard Kipling

Rudyard Kipling

male, deceased (1936)
science fiction writer, British imperialism, British Empire, buried at Westminster Abbey, Writer-illustrator, mandalay…British, nobel prize in literature, declined a British honour, British children's literature, Nobel laureate in Literature
Joseph Rudyard Kipling was an English author and poet, born in India, and best known today for his children's books, including "The Jungle Book"...
George MacDonald

George MacDonald

male, deceased (1905)
universalist, Christian, Phantastes, Alumni of the University of Aberdeen, fantasy fiction, From Aberdeenshire…British children's literature
George MacDonald (December 10, 1824 - September 18, 1905) was a Scottish author, poet, and Christian minister. Though no longer well known, his...
Sarah Trimmer

Sarah Trimmer

female, deceased (1810)
Anglican, British, eighteenth century, Non-fiction writer, sunday school, Fabulous Histories…Children's literature, Children's literature criticism, British children's literature
Sarah Trimmer (6 January 1741-15 December 1810) was a noted writer and critic of British children's literature in the eighteenth century. Her...
Maria Edgeworth

Maria Edgeworth

female, deceased (1849)
Anglican, Women novelist, Irish women writer, Women short story writer, From Oxfordshire, Anglo-irish…British children's literature
Maria Edgeworth (January 1, 1767-May 22, 1849) was an Anglo-Irish novelist. Maria Edgeworth was born at Black Bourton, Oxfordshire, the second...
Anna Laetitia Barbauld

Anna Laetitia Barbauld

female, deceased (1825)
Romantic women writer, Women poet, British, Essayist, Eighteen Hundred and Eleven, French Revolution…Children's literature, British children's literature
Anna Laetitia Barbauld (June 20, 1743-March 9, 1825) was a prominent eighteenth-century British poet, essayist, and children's author. As a "woman...
Hannah More

Hannah More

female, deceased (1833)
Wraxall, Somerset, English women writer, Playwright, Women dramatists and playwright, Evangelical Anglican, Clapham Sect…British children's literature
Hannah More (February 2, 1745 - September 7, 1833) was an English religious writer and philanthropist. She can be said to have made three...
Thomas Hughes

Thomas Hughes

male, deceased (1896)
From Wimbledon, English, Anglican, writer, socialist, British…British children's literature
Thomas Hughes (October 20, 1822 - March 22, 1896) was an English lawyer and author. He is most famous for his novel "Tom Brown's School Days"...
John Aikin

John Aikin

male, deceased (1822)
Evenings at Home, or The Juvenile Budget Opened, Nonconformist, chester, great yarmouth, Non-fiction writer, athenaeum…British children's literature
John Aikin (January 15, 1747- December 7,1822) was an English doctor and writer. He was born at Kibworth Harcourt, Leicestershire, England, son of...
G. A. Henty

G. A. Henty

male, deceased (1902)
Out on the Pampas, buried at Brompton Cemetery, English, English historical novelist, special correspondent, imperialist…British children's literature, British
George Alfred Henty (8 December, 1832 - 16 November , 1902), referred to as G. A. Henty, was a prolific English novelist, special correspondent,...