Ann Radcliffe

Ann Radcliffe

female, deceased (1823)
Ann Radcliffe (July 9, 1764 - February 7, 1823) was an English author, a pioneer of the gothic novel.
Matthew Lewis

Matthew Lewis

male, deceased (1818)
Matthew Gregory Lewis (9 July 1775 - 14 May 1818) was an English novelist and dramatist, often referred to as "Monk" Lewis, because of the success...
Diane Setterfield

Diane Setterfield

female
Diane Setterfield (b. 1964) is a British author whose debut novel, "The Thirteenth Tale", became a New York Times #1 bestseller. It is written in...
Charles Maturin

Charles Maturin

male, deceased (1824)
Charles Robert Maturin, also known as C.R. Maturin (born September 25, 1782 in Dublin; died October 30, 1824 in Dublin) was an Anglo-Irish...
Regina Maria Roche

Regina Maria Roche

female, deceased (1845)
Regina Maria Roche is considered today to be a minor Gothic novelist who wrote very much in the shadow of Ann Radcliffe. She was, however, a best...
William Thomas Beckford

William Thomas Beckford

male, deceased (1844)
William Thomas Beckford was an English novelist, art critic, travel writer and politician. He was born in the London home of the family at 22 Soho...
William Henry Ireland

William Henry Ireland

male, deceased (1835)
Samuel William Henry Ireland was a forger of would-be Shakespearean documents and plays. He is less well-known as a poet, writer of gothic novels...
Karen Koehler

Karen Koehler

female, 36 years old
Karen Koehler (born January 25, 1973) is a horror fiction writer best known for "Slayer", a series of gothic vampire novels featuring the...
Horace Walpole 4th Earl of Orford

Horace Walpole 4th Earl of Orford

male, deceased (1797)
Horace Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford (24 September, 1717 - 2 March, 1797), more commonly known as Horace Walpole, was a politician, writer,...
George Walker

George Walker

male, deceased (1847)
George Walker (December 24, 1772-February 8, 1847) was an English gothic novelist. He was born in Falcon Square, Cripplegate, London, England. He...