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This is a list of novelists from England writing for adults and young adults. Please add only one novel title or comment on fiction per name. Other genres appear in other lists and on subject's page. References appear on the individual pages.

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See also English novel and English literature Main category English novelists This is a list of novelists from England writing for adults and young adults Please add only one novel title or comment on fiction per name Other genres appear in other lists and on subject s page References appear on the individual pages This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z See also ReferencesA editEdwin Abbott Abbott 1838 1926 Flatland Kia Abdullah born 1982 Joe Abercrombie born 1974 fantasy Paul Ableman 1927 2006 J R Ackerley 1896 1967 Peter Ackroyd born 1949 Hazel Adair 1900 1990 Paul Adam born 1958 Ruth Adam 1907 1977 Charles Warren Adams 1833 1903 The Notting Hill Mystery Douglas Adams 1952 2001 The Hitchhiker s Guide to the Galaxy Francis Adams 1862 1893 Poppy Adams living Richard Adams 1920 2016 Watership Down Jean Adamson born 1928 Topsy and Tim Arthur St John Adcock 1864 1930 Grace Aguilar 1816 1847 Robert Aickman 1914 1981 Joan Aiken 1924 2004 The Wolves of Willoughby Chase Lucy Aikin 1781 1864 Ruth Ainsworth 1908 1984 children s fiction William Harrison Ainsworth 1805 1882 Rookwood Catherine Aird born 1930 Vivien Alcock 1924 2003 children s fiction Naomi Alderman born 1974 The Power Richard Aldington 1892 1962 Death of a Hero Brian Aldiss 1925 2017 science fiction Miriam Alexander born 1879 Monica Ali born 1967 Mabel Esther Allan 1915 1998 children s school stories Walter Allen 1911 1995 Margery Allingham 1904 1966 The Crime at Black Dudley E M Almedingen 1898 1971 David Almond born 1951 young adult novels Kingsley Amis 1922 1995 Lucky Jim Martin Amis 1949 2023 Dead Babies Valerie Anand 1937 2007 historical fiction Julie Andrews born 1935 Sam Angus born 1967 children s historical novels Charlotte Anley 1796 1893 didactic novelist Evelyn Anthony 1926 2018 Lisa Appignanesi born 1946 Jeffrey Archer born 1940 Philip Ardagh born 1961 Reginald Arkell 1882 1959 Michael Arlen 1895 1956 Simon Armitage born 1963 Annie Armitt 1850 1933 Martin Armstrong 1882 1974 Richard Armstrong 1903 1986 Sea Change Elizabeth von Arnim 1866 1941 Elizabeth and Her German Garden Edwin Lester Arnold 1857 1935 Elizabeth Arnold born 1944 children s novels William Delafield Arnold 1828 1859 Pat Arrowsmith born 1930 Joseph Ashby Sterry 1836 or 1838 1917 Daisy Ashford 1881 1972 The Young Visiters sic written aged nine Lindsay Ashford born 1959 Bernard Ashley born 1935 children s fiction Carl Ashmore born 1968 children s novels Francis Leslie Ashton 1904 1994 Judy Astley living Edwin Atherstone 1788 1872 Blanche Atkinson 1847 1911 Kate Atkinson born 1951 M E Atkinson 1899 1974 children s fiction Penelope Aubin c 1679 c 1731 Steve Augarde born 1950 children s fiction Jane Austen 1775 1817 Pride and Prejudice Gillian Avery 1926 2016 children s fiction Tash Aw born 1973 B editRobert Bage 1728 1801 Desmond Bagley 1923 1983 horror novels Beryl Bainbridge 1932 2010 The Bottle Factory Outing John Bainbridge born 1953 Cherith Baldry born 1947 fantasy J G Ballard 1930 2009 Crash Isabella Banks 1821 1897 The Manchester Man Lynne Reid Banks born 1929 The L Shaped Room Margaret Barber Michael Fairless 1869 1901 The Roadmender Ros Barber born 1964 Sabine Baring Gould 1834 1924 Nicola Barker born 1966 Nugent Barker 1888 1955 ghost stories Pat Barker born 1943 Regeneration Trilogy Frances Catherine Barnard 1796 1869 Joshua Barnes 1654 1712 Julian Barnes born 1946 England England Alexander Baron 1917 1999 Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr 1831 1919 Pat Barr 1934 2018 Mark Barrowcliffe born 1964 Stan Barstow 1928 2011 A Kind of Loving H E Bates 1905 1974 The Darling Buds of May Nina Bawden 1925 2012 Carrie s War Matthew Baylis born 1971 Ada Ellen Bayly 1857 1903 William Beckford 1760 1844 Vathek Lillian Beckwith 1916 2004 Max Beerbohm 1872 1956 Zuleika Dobson Aphra Behn 1640 1689 John Hay Beith Ian Hay 1876 1952 Rosalind Belben born 1941 Hound Music Nona Bellairs 1824 1897 Elizabeth Benger 1775 1827 Arnold Bennett 1867 1931 Anna of the Five Towns Geoffrey Bennett 1909 1983 E F Benson 1867 1940 Mapp and Lucia series Phyllis Bentley 1894 1977 Ursula Bentley 1945 2004 Kenneth Benton 1909 1999 spy fiction J D Beresford 1873 1947 science fiction John Berger 1926 2017 G Anthony Berkeley 1893 1971 mystery novels The Poisoned Chocolates Case Louis de Bernieres born 1954 Captain Corelli s Mandolin Walter Besant 1836 1901 All Sorts and Conditions of Men Matilda Betham Edwards 1836 1919 Tom Bevan 1868 1938 novels for boys Mark Billingham born 1961 crime novels Anne Billson born 1954 Alan Bilton born 1969 Carol Birch born 1951 Clementina Black 1853 1923 Robert Black 1829 1915 John Blackburn 1923 1993 thrillers Julia Blackburn born 1948 R D Blackmore 1821 1900 Lorna Doone Algernon Blackwood 1869 1951 especially ghost stories Nicholas Blincoe born 1965 Manchester Slingback Eliot Bliss 1903 1990 Bildungsromane Elizabeth Blower c 1757 63 post 1816 Denis Bond born 1946 children s fiction Elizabeth Bonhote 1744 1818 Bungay Castle Stephen Booth born 1952 crime fiction George Borrow 1803 1881 The Romany Rye Alain de Botton born 1969 Marjorie Boulton 1924 2017 in both English and Esperanto Henrietta Maria Bowdler 1750 1830 Marjorie Bowen 1885 1952 Tim Bowler born 1953 River Boy William Boyd born 1952 Any Human Heart Paula Brackston living The Witch s Daughter Jason Bradbury born 1969 children s fiction Malcolm Bradbury 1932 2000 The History Man Mary Elizabeth Braddon 1837 1915 Lady Audley s Secret Barbara Taylor Bradford born 1933 A Woman of Substance Edward Bradley 1827 1889 The Adventures of Mr Verdant Green John Braine 1922 1986 Room at the Top Matthew Branton born 1968 Paula Brackston living historical fantasy Anna Eliza Bray 1790 1883 historical novels Wallace Breem 1926 1990 Eagle in the Snow Frederick Sadleir Brereton 1872 1957 historical fiction for children Simon Brett born 1945 crime fiction Victor Bridges 1878 1972 detective fiction Henry Brinton 1901 1977 thrillers Joanna Briscoe born 1963 Sophia Briscoe fl 1770s Vera Brittain 1893 1970 Lionel Britton 1887 1971 Vincent Brome 1910 2004 Anne Bronte 1820 1849 The Tenant of Wildfell Hall Charlotte Bronte 1816 1855 Jane Eyre Emily Bronte 1818 1848 Wuthering Heights Frances Brooke 1724 1789 Anita Brookner 1928 2016 Hotel du Lac Shirley Brooks 1816 1874 Brigid Brophy 1929 1995 D K Broster 1877 1950 historical novels Tom Brown 1662 1704 Anthony Buckeridge 1912 2004 Jennings and Derbyshire novels Edward Bulwer Lytton 1803 1873 The Last Days of Pompeii John Bunyan 1628 1688 The Pilgrim s Progress Anthony Burgess 1917 1993 A Clockwork Orange Frances Hodgson Burnett 1849 1924 The Secret Garden Caroline Burney fl early 19th century pseudonym Frances Burney 1752 1840 Evelina Sarah Burney 1772 1844 Hester Burton 1913 2000 historical fiction Jessie Burton born 1982 historical and children s novels Richard Francis Burton 1821 1890 Charlotte Bury 1775 1861 Samuel Butler 1835 1902 Erewhon Colin Butts born 1964 A S Byatt born 1936 PossessionC editHall Caine 1853 1931 romantic novels Mona Caird 1854 1932 Joanna Cannan 1896 1961 detective and children s novels Rosa Nouchette Carey 1840 1909 J L Carr 1912 1994 A Month in the Country Lewis Carroll 1832 1898 Alice s Adventures in Wonderland Angela Carter 1940 1992 magical realism Dean Vincent Carter born 1976 horror novels Barbara Cartland 1901 2000 romance novels Rosa Nouchette Carey 1840 1909 children s fiction Georgiana Cavendish Duchess of Devonshire 1757 1806 Mark Chadbourn born 1960 science fiction Elizabeth Chadwick born 1957 historical fiction Somerset de Chair 1911 1995 Aidan Chambers born 1934 Postcards from No Man s Land Leslie Charteris 1907 1993 devised The Saint Bruce Chatwin 1940 1989 Christine Chaundler 1887 1972 children s fiction Mavis Cheek born c 1948 G K Chesterton 1874 1936 William Rufus Chetwood died 1766 Lee Child born 1954 Jack Reacher Mary Cholmondeley 1859 1925 Red Pottage Catherine Christian 1901 1985 children s novels Agatha Christie 1890 1976 The Mysterious Affair at Styles Alys Clare Elizabeth Harris born 1944 historical whodunnits Emily Clark fl 1798 1833 Arthur C Clarke 1917 2008 Mrs Henry Clarke 1853 1908 historical fiction Susanna Clarke born 1959 Jonathan Strange amp Mr Norrell Brian Cleeve 1921 2003 Lucy Clifford 1846 1929 Elizabeth Cobbold 1765 1824 Richard Cobbold 1797 1877 Henry Cockton 1807 1852 Jonathan Coe born 1961 Margaret Cole 1893 1980 detective stories Christabel Rose Coleridge 1843 1921 Jackie Collins 1937 2015 romances Mortimer Collins 1827 1876 Wilkie Collins 1824 1889 The Moonstone Ivy Compton Burnett 1884 1969 Joseph Conrad 1857 1924 Lord Jim Storm Constantine 1956 2021 science fiction Hugh Conway pseudonym of Frederick John Fargus 1847 1885 Judith Cook 1933 2004 historical novels Catherine Cookson 1906 1998 The Cinder Path William Cooper 1910 2002 Marie Corelli 1855 1924 Bernard Cornwell born 1944 Sharpe novels Dudley Costello 1803 1865 Dilly Court born 1940 historical sagas Dorothy Cowlin 1911 2010 Anthony Berkeley Cox Francis Iles 1893 1971 The Poisoned Chocolates Case Josephine Cox 1938 2020 Amanda Craig born 1959 A Vicious Circle Dinah Craik 1826 1887 The Little Lame Prince and his Travelling Cloak Helen Cresswell 1934 2005 Lizzie Dripping Adam Croft living crime fiction Andy Croft born 1956 young adult novels Andrew Crofts born 1953 The Little Hero Bithia Mary Croker c 1848 1920 Richmal Crompton 1890 1969 Just William series Camilla Dufour Crosland 1812 1895 Catherine Crowe 1803 1876 Aleister Crowley 1875 1947 Andrew Crumey born 1961 J A Cuddon 1928 1996 Annie Hall Cudlip 1838 1918 Rachel Cusk born 1967 Outline Catherine Cuthbertson c 1775 1842 D editCharlotte Dacre 1782 1841 Roald Dahl 1916 1990 children s fiction Celia Dale 1912 2011 Penny Dale born 1954 Clemence Dane 1888 1965 Denise Danks living F J Harvey Darton 1878 1936 Emma Darwin born 1964 Selina Davenport 1779 1859 Lionel Davidson 1922 2009 Caitlin Davies born 1964 Hugh Sykes Davies 1909 1984 Peter Ho Davies born 1966 Lindsey Davis born 1949 Coningsby Dawson 1883 1959 Jennifer Dawson 1929 2000 William James Dawson 1854 1928 Martin Day born 1968 Thomas de Quincey 1785 1859 Confessions of an English Opium Eater Walter de la Mare 1873 1956 Louise Dean living Warwick Deeping 1877 1950 Sorrell and Son Daniel Defoe 1659 or 1661 1731 journalist Robinson Crusoe Len Deighton born 1929 The IPCRESS File Joseph Delaney born 1945 fantasy R F Delderfield 1912 1972 Thomas Deloney 1543 1600 Joolz Denby born 1955 Billie Morgan Nigel Dennis 1912 1989 Colin Dexter 1930 2017 Inspector Morse novels Nirpal Singh Dhaliwal born 1974 A A Dhand living crime fiction Narinder Dhami born 1958 children s fiction Michael Dibdin 1947 2007 crime fiction Charles Dickens 1812 1870 The Pickwick Papers Mary Angela Dickens 1862 1948 Monica Dickens 1915 1992 Anne Hepple Dickinson 1877 1959 romances Peter Dickinson 1927 2015 Alice Diehl 1844 1912 Benjamin Disraeli 1804 1881 Ella Hepworth Dixon 1857 1932 The Story of a Modern Woman Henry Hall Dixon 1822 1870 Catherine Isabella Dodd 1860 1932 educational novels William Dodd 1729 1777 Ann Doherty c 1786 c 1831 1832 Berlie Doherty born 1943 P C Doherty born 1946 David Donachie born 1944 nautical historical novels Angus Donald born 1965 historical fiction Thomas Doubleday 1790 1870 Sarah Doudney 1841 1926 Louise Doughty born 1963 Norman Douglas 1858 1952 South Wind Siobhan Dowd 1960 2007 children s fiction Mary Frances Dowdall 1876 1939 Margaret Drabble born 1939 Anna Harriett Drury 1824 1912 novels for children and adults William Price Drury 1861 1949 Daphne du Maurier 1907 1989 Rebecca George du Maurier 1834 1896 Trilby Alice Dudeney 1866 1945 Ernest Dudley 1908 2006 Maureen Duffy born 1933 Ruth Dugdall born 1971 Alfred Duggan 1903 1964 historical novelist Sarah Dunant born 1950 Helen Dunmore 1952 2017 The Siege Nell Dunn born 1936 Up the Junction Geoff Dyer born 1958 E editRae Earl born 1971 Anthony Earnshaw 1924 2001 E R Eddison 1882 1945 Emily Eden 1797 1869 John George Edgar 1834 1864 boys fiction May Edginton 1883 1957 Robert Edric born 1956 J T Edson 1928 2014 Annie Edwards c 1830 1896 Dorothy Edwards 1914 1982 The Witches and the Grinnygog Monica Edwards 1912 1998 children s novels Stephen Elboz born 1956 children s novels Josephine Elder 1895 1988 Susan Elderkin born 1968 Sunset Over Chocolate Mountains George Eliot 1819 1880 Middlemarch Anne Elliot 1856 1941 E S Elliott 1836 1897 Janice Elliott 1931 1995 Royston Ellis born 1941 Warren Ellis born 1968 Roger Jon Ellory born 1965 thrillers Ernest Elmore John Bude 1901 1957 Ben Elton born 1959 Stark Buchi Emecheta 1944 2017 Second Class Citizen Sally Emerson born 1954 Barry England 1932 2009 D J Enright 1920 2002 Sam Enthoven born 1975 children s novels Barbara Erskine born 1944 Susan Ertz 1887 1985 Edith Escombe 1866 1950 Nicholas Evans 1950 2022 Evelyn Everett Green 1856 1932 Stuart Evers born 1976 Leonora Eyles 1889 1960 feminist novelsF editJ Meade Falkner 1858 1932 Moonfleet Duncan Fallowell born 1948 Frederic Farrar 1831 1903 Eric or Little by Little G E Farrow 1862 1919 The Wallypug of Why Gertrude Minnie Faulding 1875 1961 Sebastian Faulks born 1953 The Girl at the Lion d Or Millicent Fawcett 1847 1929 Elaine Feinstein 1930 2019 George Manville Fenn 1831 1909 Eliza Fenwick 1766 1840 Susan Edmonstone Ferrier 1782 1854 Maria Fetherstonhaugh 1847 1918 Gabriel Fielding Alan Gabriel Barnsley 1916 1986 Helen Fielding born 1958 Bridget Jones s Diary Henry Fielding 1707 1754 Tom Jones Sarah Fielding 1710 1768 The Governess or The Little Female Academy Anne Fine born 1947 Madame Doubtfire Ronald Firbank 1886 1926 Tibor Fischer born 1959 Under the Frog Catherine Fisher born 1957 The Oracle Ena Fitzgerald 1889 1962 Penelope Fitzgerald 1916 2000 The Blue Flower Ian Fleming 1908 1964 the James Bond novels Peter Fleming 1907 1971 Katie Flynn Judy Turner 1936 2019 historical novels Lady Angela Forbes 1876 1950 Rosita Forbes 1890 1967 Ford Madox Ford 1873 1939 The Good Soldier C S Forester 1899 1966 Horatio Hornblower series E M Forster 1879 1970 A Passage to India Margaret Forster 1938 2016 Frederick Forsyth born 1938 The Day of the Jackal E M Foster Mrs fl late 18th and early 19th cc Ellen Thorneycroft Fowler 1860 1929 John Fowles 1926 2005 The French Lieutenant s Woman Felix Francis born 1953 crime fiction Suzanne Francis born 1959 Antonia Fraser born 1932 George MacDonald Fraser 1925 2008 Michael Frayn born 1933 A Landing on the Sun Esther Freud born 1963 James Hain Friswell 1825 1878 Alistair Fruish living Stephen Fry born 1957 Claire Fuller born 1967 Our Endless Numbered DaysG editNeil Gaiman born 1960 Stardust John Galsworthy 1867 1933 The Forsyte Saga John Gardner 1926 2007 thrillers Alex Garland born 1970 The Beach Alan Garner born 1934 children s novels Elizabeth Gaskell 1810 1865 Cranford Jamila Gavin born 1941 children s novels Mike Gayle born 1970 My Legendary Girlfriend Hazel Gaynor born 1971 historical fiction Maggie Gee born 1948 Charles Gibbon 1843 1890 Dangerous Connections Stella Gibbons 1902 1989 Cold Comfort Farm George Gissing 1857 1903 New Grub Street Lesley Glaister born 1956 John Glasby 1928 2011 Katharine Glasier 1867 1950 Connie Glynn born 1994 young adult fiction Robert Goddard born 1954 Rumer Godden 1907 1998 An Episode of Sparrows William Godwin 1756 1836 Things as They Are or The Adventures of Caleb Williams William Godwin 1803 1832 Julia Golding born 1969 The Diamond of Drury Lane William Golding 1911 1993 Lord of the Flies Martin J Goodman born 1956 Jason Goodwin born 1964 The Janissary Tree John Gordon 1925 2017 supernatural fiction Catherine Gore 1798 1861 Gwen Grant born 1940 children s fiction Joan Grant 1907 1989 historical novels Linda Grant born 1951 The Dark Circle Richard Graves 1715 1804 Robert Graves 1895 1985 I Claudius Maxwell Gray Mary Gleed Tuttiett 1846 1923 Henry Green 1905 1973 James Green born 1944 Graham Greene 1904 1991 Brighton Rock Frederick Greenwood 1830 1909 completed the late Elizabeth Gaskell s Wives and Daughters Walter Greenwood 1903 1974 Love on the Dole Philippa Gregory born 1954 historical novels Arthur Griffiths 1838 1908 crime novels and military history Philip Gross born 1952 Bertha Jane Grundy 1837 1912 Arthur Guirdham 1905 1992 Elizabeth Gunning 1769 1823 Susannah Gunning c 1740 1800 epistolary novels Emma Jane Guyton 1825 1887 religious novelsH editMark Haddon born 1962 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time H Rider Haggard 1856 1925 King Solomon s Mines Matt Haig born 1975 Arthur Hailey 1920 2004 Sarah Hall born 1974 Simon Hall born 1969 Charles Hamilton Frank Richards 1876 1961 Billy Bunter Patrick Hamilton 1904 1962 Twenty Thousand Streets Under the Sky John Hampson 1901 1955 James Hanley 1897 1985 Boy Michael Hardcastle 1933 2019 sports fiction Thomas Hardy 1840 1928 Far from the Madding Crowd Cynthia Harnett 1893 1981 The Wool Pack Joanne Harris born 1964 Robert Harris born 1957 Fatherland M John Harrison born 1945 Viriconium series Sarah Harrison born 1946 Josephine Hart 1942 2011 Damage L P Hartley 1895 1972 The Go Between Ann Hatton 1764 1838 Joseph Hatton 1837 1907 John Needham s Double Desmond Hawkins 1908 1999 Jon Haylett living Carole Hayman living Mary Hays 1759 1843 Memoirs of Emma Courtney Tim Heald 1944 2016 Philip Hensher born 1965 G A Henty 1832 1902 A P Herbert 1890 1971 The Water Gipsies James Herbert 1943 2013 horror Harold Heslop 1898 1983 political novels Maurice Hewlett 1861 1923 historical novels Georgette Heyer 1902 1974 Eleanor Hibbert Jean Plaidy etc 1906 1993 historical romance Robert Hichens 1864 1950 The Green Carnation Jack Higgins 1929 2022 Philip E High 1914 2006 science fiction Justin Hill born 1971 Lorna Hill 1902 1991 children s fiction romances Reginald Hill 1936 2012 Susan Hill born 1942 I m the King of the Castle James Hilton 1900 1954 Lost Horizon John Buxton Hilton 1921 1986 crime fiction Thomas Hinde 1926 2014 Joanna Hines living Jane Aiken Hodge 1917 2009 Barbara Hofland 1770 1844 moral stories for children Ethel Carnie Holdsworth 1886 1962 Margaret Holford 1778 1852 Jane Holland born 1966 Girl Number One Sarah Holland born 1961 romances Tom Holland born 1968 Gothic horror Alan Hollinghurst born 1954 The Line of Beauty Victoria Holmes living Hazel Holt 1928 2015 crime Tom Holt born 1961 fantasy William Holt 1897 1977 Winifred Holtby 1898 1935 South Riding Stewart Home born 1962 Charles Hooton 1810 1847 Anthony Hope 1863 1933 invented Ruritania for The Prisoner of Zenda Thomas Hope 1769 1831 Sydney Horler 1888 1954 Checkmate Nick Hornby born 1957 About a Boy Roy Horniman 1874 1930 E W Hornung 1866 1921 Anthony Horowitz born 1956 Elaine Horseman 1925 1999 children s fantasy fiction William Horwood born 1944 Duncton Wood series Emma Hosken 1845 1884 Edward Howard 1793 1841 maritime novels Elizabeth Jane Howard 1923 2014 Fred Hoyle 1915 2001 science fiction Pauline von Hugel 1858 1901 Richard Hughes 1900 1976 A High Wind in Jamaica Thomas Hughes 1822 1896 Tom Brown s Schooldays Fergus Hume 1859 1932 Eliza Humphreys Rita 1850 1938 Violet Hunt 1862 1942 Douglas Hurd born 1930 Graham Hurley born 1946 crime fiction Arthur Stuart Menteth Hutchinson 1880 1971 Angela Huth born 1938 Aldous Huxley 1894 1963 the dystopian Brave New WorldI editConn Iggulden born 1971 Elizabeth Inchbald 1753 1821 A Simple Story Jean Ingelow 1820 1897 Simon Ings born 1965 Hot Head Hammond Innes 1914 1998 thrillers Christopher Isherwood 1904 1986 Kazuo Ishiguro born 1954 The Remains of the Day Ralph Izzard 1910 1992 J editW W Jacobs 1863 1943 The Lady of the Barge Howard Jacobson born 1942 The Finkler Question Brian Jacques 1939 2011 Redwall Frances Jacson 1754 1842 didactic novels Muriel Jaeger 1892 1969 George Payne Rainsford James 1799 1860 Henry James 1843 1916 The Turn of the Screw M R James 1862 1936 ghost stories P D James 1920 2014 crime fiction Rosemary Hawley Jarman 1935 2015 historical novels Marguerite Florence Laura Jarvis Oliver Sandys 1886 1964 Robin Jarvis born 1963 The Whitby Witches Edith Spicer Jay 1847 1901 military novels John Cordy Jeaffreson 1831 1901 Michael Jecks born 1960 historical mystery novels Edgar Jepson 1863 1938 Margaret Jepson 1907 2003 Selwyn Jepson 1899 1989 Jerome K Jerome 1859 1927 Three Men in a Boat Geraldine Jewsbury 1812 1880 stories in Household Words Maria Jane Jewsbury 1800 1833 W E Johns 1893 1968 Biggles books B S Johnson 1933 1973 Antony Johnston born 1972 Diana Wynne Jones 1934 2011 fantasy Penny Jordan 1946 2011 romance novels Graham Joyce 1954 2014 Some Kind of Fairy Tale Alan Judd born 1946 A Breed of HeroesK editAnna Kavan 1901 1968 Ice P J Kavanagh 1931 2015 Joanna Kavenna living The Birth of Love M M Kaye 1908 2004 The Far Pavilions Annie Keary 1825 1879 children s writer Stephen Kelman born 1976 Pigeon English Gene Kemp 1926 2016 The Turbulent Term of Tyke Tiler Edward Augustus Kendall c 1776 1842 Lena Kennedy 1914 1986 historical romance Margaret Kennedy 1896 1967 The Constant Nymph Alexander Kent 1924 2017 maritime historical fiction Judith Kerr 1923 2019 children s novels Lady Amabel Kerr 1846 1906 A Mixed Marriage Philip Kerr 1956 2018 historical thrillers David Kessler born 1957 Liz Kessler born 1966 children s novels Garry Kilworth born 1941 science fiction and historical novels Charles Kingsley 1819 1875 Westward Ho Henry Kingsley 1830 1876 Ravenshoe Dick King Smith 1922 2011 The Sheep Pig Rudyard Kipling 1865 1936 Kim C H B Kitchin 1895 1967 mystery novels Matthew Kneale born 1960 English Passengers Eric Knight 1897 1943 Lassie Come Home Dorothy Koomson born 1971 My Best Friend s Girl Giles Kristian born 1975 historical novels Hari Kunzru born 1969 The Impressionist Hanif Kureishi born 1954 The Buddha of SuburbiaL editOlivia Laing born 1977 Charlotte Lamb 1937 2000 romances Charles Lambert born 1953 John Lanchester born 1962 Letitia Elizabeth Landon wrote as L E L 1802 1838 Jane Lane 1905 1978 historical novels Francis Lathom 1774 1832 Gothic novels Janet Lawrence Julia Lisle born 1937 crime fiction D H Lawrence 1885 1930 Lady Chatterley s Lover George Alfred Lawrence 1827 1876 Guy Livingston John le Carre 1931 2020 The Spy Who Came in from the Cold Anthony Lejeune 1928 2018 Laurence Lerner 1925 2016 Doris Lessing 1919 2013 The Grass Is Singing Andrea Levy 1956 2019 Deborah Levy born 1962 Swimming Home Alethea Lewis 1749 1787 C S Lewis 1898 1963 The Chronicles of Narnia Matthew Lewis 1775 1818 The Monk Ted Lewis 1940 1982 crime fiction Marina Lewycka born 1946 A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian Nell Leyshon living dramatist and novelist Mary Linskill 1840 1891 S E Lister born 1988 Thomas Henry Lister 1800 1842 early silver fork novelist Alison Littlewood living horror novels Adam Lively born 1961 Penelope Lively born 1933 Moon Tiger Richard Llewellyn 1906 1983 How Green Was My Valley William John Locke 1863 1930 The Beloved Vagabond David Lodge born 1935 Thinks John Lodwick 1916 1959 Hugh Lofting 1886 1947 Doctor Dolittle Norah Lofts 1904 1983 E C R Lorac Edith Caroline Rivett 1894 1958 crime fiction Jane C Loudon 1807 1858 early science fiction Elinor Lyon 1921 2008 children s novels Rosina Bulwer Lytton 1802 1882 M editRose Macaulay 1881 1958 The Towers of Trebizond Denis Mackail 1892 1971 Greenery Street Serena Mackesy born 1960s The Temp Mary Mackie living Paul Magrs born 1969 Doctor Who novels Tom Mallin 1927 1977 Allan Mallinson born 1949 historical novels Eric Malpass 1910 1996 Miles Mander 1888 1946 Guy Mankowski born 1983 Mary E Mann 1848 1929 Keith Mansfield born 1965 Johnny Mackintosh series Alicia Catherine Mant 1788 1869 children s novels Hilary Mantel 1952 2022 Wolf Hall Russell Mardell born 1975 Stephen Marley living fantasy Derek Marlowe 1938 1996 Emilia Marryat 1835 1875 children s fiction Frederick Marryat 1792 1848 Mr Midshipman Easy Adam Mars Jones born 1954 Andrew Martin born 1962 historical detective novels A E W Mason 1865 1948 The Four Feathers Carole Matthews born 1960 Sophie Dora Spicer Maude 1854 William Somerset Maugham 1874 1965 Liza of Lambeth William Mayne 1928 2010 A Grass Rope F M Mayor 1872 1932 Una McCormack born 1972 Andy McDermott born 1974 thrillers Ian McEwan born 1948 Atonement Hilary McKay born 1959 Saffy s Angel Katharine McMahon living historical novels Herman Cyril McNeile 1888 1937 Bulldog Drummond series Anna Meades 1734 probably before 1779 Elizabeth Meeke 1761 c 1826 Paul Mendelson born 1965 Wyl Menmuir born 1979 The Many George Meredith 1828 1909 The Ordeal of Richard Feverel Concordia Merrel 1885 1962 romantic fiction Stanley Middleton 1919 2009 Holiday China Mieville born 1972 fantasy Thomas Miller 1807 1874 Mil Millington living humour Magnus Mills born 1954 The Field of the Cloth of Gold A A Milne 1882 1956 The Red House Mystery Richard Milward born 1984 Apples David Mitchell born 1969 number9dream Mary Russell Mitford 1787 1855 Our Village Nancy Mitford 1904 1973 The Pursuit of Love Aly Monroe fl 2008 2013 Florence Montgomery 1843 1923 Alicia Moore 1790 1873 Elinor Mordaunt 1872 1942 William De Morgan 1839 1917 William Morris 1834 1896 News from Nowhere Blake Morrison born 1950 Penelope Mortimer 1918 1999 The Pumpkin Eater Ralph Hale Mottram 1883 1971 Jojo Moyes born 1969 romances Fiona Mozley born 1988 historical novels Clara Mulholland 1849 1934 Hector Hugh Munro Saki 1870 1916 Iris Murdoch 1919 1999 A Severed Head Margaret Murphy born 1959 John Murray born 1950 Murphy s Favourite Channels Valerie Grosvenor Myer 1935 2007 Ben Myers born 1976 Richard A Novel Leo Myers 1881 1944 Julie Myerson born 1960 Something Might HappenN editV S Naipaul 1932 2018 A House for Mr Biswas Shiva Naipaul 1945 1985 The Chip Chip Gatherers Mary Anna Needell 1830 1922 P H Newby 1918 1997 Something to Answer For John Henry Newman 1801 1890 Callista Beverley Nichols 1898 1983 David Nobbs 1935 2015 Lawrence Norfolk born 1963 Philip Norman born 1953 Mary Norton 1903 1992 The Borrowers Robert Nye 1939 2016 O editAnn Oakley born 1944 John Oakman c 1748 1793 Patrick O Brian 1914 2000 Aubrey Maturin series Tyne O Connell born 1960 Ben Okri born 1959 The Famished Road Marina Oliver born 1934 romances Alfred Ollivant 1874 1927 Daniel O Mahony born 1973 Carola Oman 1897 1978 historical fiction Tony O Neill born 1978 Oliver Onions 1873 1961 Amelia Opie 1769 1853 E Phillips Oppenheim 1866 1946 Emma Orczy Baroness Orczy 1865 1947 The Scarlet Pimpernel George Orwell 1903 1950 Animal Farm Sam Osman Ouida 1839 1908 Under Two Flags Keith Ovenden born 1943 P editBarry Pain 1864 1928 Charlotte Palmer c 1762 1834 or after Jane Ellen Panton 1847 1923 Edith Pargeter Ellis Peters 1913 1995 The Cadfael Chronicles Emma Parker fl 1809 1817 Una Mary Parker 1930 2019 Tim Parks born 1954 Europa Eliza Parsons 1739 1811 Gothic novels Mrs Henry de la Pasture 1866 1945 children s novels Phyllis Paul 1903 1973 supernatural fiction Michelle Paver born 1960 Chronicles of Ancient Darkness Stel Pavlou born 1970 James Payn 1830 1898 David Peace born 1967 Thomas Love Peacock 1785 1866 Headlong Hall Mervyn Peake 1911 1968 Gormenghast series A J Pearce born 1964 Dear Mrs Bird Philippa Pearce 1920 2006 Tom s Midnight Garden Frances Mary Peard 1835 1923 Margaret Pedler 1877 1948 Anne Perry born 1938 Sarah Perry born 1979 The Essex Serpent Caryl Phillips born 1958 A Distant Shore Mary Pilkington 1761 1839 children s fiction Sarah Pinborough born 1972 thriller fiction Harold Pinter 1930 2008 Sarah Pitt fl 1881 1900 children s fiction Denis Pitts 1930 1994 Dudley Pope 1925 1997 nautical historical Lord Ramage series Anna Maria Porter 1780 1832 Jane Porter 1776 1850 The Scottish Chiefs Sheena Porter born 1935 children s novels Raymond Postgate 1896 1971 Verdict of Twelve Anthony Powell 1905 2000 A Dance to the Music of Time John Cowper Powys 1872 1963 A Glastonbury Romance T F Powys 1875 1953 Mr Weston s Good Wine Terry Pratchett 1948 2015 H F M Prescott 1896 1972 historical fiction Christopher Priest born 1943 science fiction J B Priestley 1894 1984 The Good Companions Alison Prince 1931 2019 Eric Pringle 1935 2017 children s fiction V S Pritchett 1900 1997 Philip Pullman born 1946 His Dark Materials Barbara Pym 1913 1980 Q editArthur Quiller Couch 1863 1944 Ann Quin 1936 1973 A J Quinnell Philip Nicholson 1940 2005 Man on FireR editAnn Radcliffe 1764 1823 The Mysteries of Udolpho Gwynedd Rae 1892 1977 Mary Plain stories Arthur Ransome 1884 1967 Swallows and Amazons Frederic Raphael born 1931 The Glittering Prizes Julian Rathbone 1935 2008 Derek Raymond Robin Cook 1931 1994 Miss Read Dora Jessie Saint 1913 2012 Miss Clare Remembers Charles Reade 1814 1884 The Cloister and the Hearth Douglas Reeman 1924 2017 historical naval novelist Clara Reeve 1729 1807 The Old English Baron Mary Renault 1905 1983 young adult historical novels Ruth Rendell aka Barbara Vine 1930 2015 King Solomon s Carpet Dan Rhodes born 1972 Pam Rhodes born 1950 Jean Rhys 1890 1979 Wide Sargasso Sea Dorothy Richardson 1873 1957 Samuel Richardson 1689 1761 Pamela or Virtue Rewarded Charlotte Riddell 1832 1906 Willie Riley 1866 1961 Windyridge Candace Robb born 1950 E Arnot Robertson 1903 1961 Denise Robins 1897 1985 Gertrude Minnie Robins Mrs Baillie Reynolds 1861 1939 Frederick William Robinson 1830 1901 Peter Robinson born 1950 crime fiction Ray Robinson born 1971 Regina Maria Roche 1764 1845 Gothic novels Sax Rohmer 1883 1959 created Dr Fu Manchu Frederick Rolfe 1860 1913 Hadrian the Seventh Isabella Frances Romer 1798 1852 Michael Rosen born 1946 children s fiction J K Rowling born 1965 Harry Potter series Martin Rowson born 1959 James Runcie born 1959 The Grantchester Mysteries Salman Rushdie born 1947 Midnight s Children Edward Rutherfurd Francis Edward Wintle born 1948 SarumS editVita Sackville West 1892 1962 Anbara Salam historical fiction Jane Sanderson born 1962 Steven Savile born 1969 thrillers Dorothy L Sayers 1893 1957 Lord Peter Wimsey series Simon Scarrow born 1962 Eagle series Caroline Lucy Scott 1784 1857 A Marriage in High life Hardiman Scott 1920 1999 Paul Scott 1920 1987 The Raj Quartet Sarah Scott 1723 1795 Millenium Hall sic Will Scott 1893 1964 Disher Detective Kate Sedley Brenda Margaret Lilian Clarke 1926 2022 historical novels Will Self born 1961 Ian Serraillier 1912 1994 The Silver Sword Diane Setterfield born 1964 The Thirteenth Tale Tim Severin 1940 2020 historical novels Miranda Seymour born 1948 Nicholas Shakespeare born 1957 The Dancer Upstairs Tom Sharpe 1928 2013 Wilt Joss Sheldon born 1982 Mary Shelley 1797 1851 Frankenstein Joseph Henry Shorthouse 1834 1903 John Inglesant Nevil Shute 1899 1960 A Town Like Alice Gareth Sibson born 1977 Una Lucy Silberrad 1872 1955 Alan Sillitoe 1928 2010 Saturday Night and Sunday Morning Dorothy Simpson born 1933 mystery novels Helen Simpson born 1957 Clive Sinclair 1948 2018 Sarah Singleton born 1966 Indra Sinha born 1950 Eleanor Sleath 1770 1847 Gothic novels Dodie Smith 1896 1990 The Hundred and One Dalmatians Emma Smith 1923 2018 Maidens Trip Jonathan Smith born 1942 Stevie Smith 1902 1971 Zadie Smith born 1975 White Teeth C P Snow 1905 1980 Strangers and Brothers series Stephen Southwold 1887 1964 science fiction and other novels Emily Spender 1841 1922 Lillian Spender 1835 1895 Stephen Spender 1909 1995 Louisa Stanhope fl 1806 1827 Flora Annie Steel 1847 1929 Jessica Steele 1933 2020 Gladys Bronwyn Stern 1890 1973 Laurence Sterne 1713 1768 Tristram Shandy Mary Stewart 1916 2014 historical fiction Julian Stockwin born 1944 nautical fiction David Storey 1933 2017 Saville Catherine Storr 1913 2001 Marianne Dreams Jack Trevor Story 1917 1991 Randolph Stow 1935 2010 Hesba Stretton 1832 1911 children s fiction Alexander Stuart born 1955 The War Zone Vivian Stuart 1914 1986 romances Rosemary Sutcliff 1920 1992 The Eagle of the Ninth Graham Swift born 1949 Last Orders Jonathan Swift 1667 1745 Gulliver s Travels Meera Syal born 1961 Anita and Me Mitchell Symons born 1957 T editElizabeth Taylor 1912 1975 The Real Life of Angel Deverell G P Taylor born 1958 Shadowmancer Philip Meadows Taylor 1808 1876 Confessions of a Thug Barry Tebb born 1942 Lisa St Aubin de Teran born 1953 J E Harold Terry 1885 1939 James Thackara born 1944 The Book of Kings William Makepeace Thackeray 1811 1863 Vanity Fair Stephanie Theobald born 1966 Angela Thirkell 1890 1961 Adam Thirlwell born 1978 Elizabeth Thomas 1770 1771 1855 Adam Thorpe born 1956 Ulverton Colin Thubron born 1939 A Cruel Madness Stella Tillyard living Peter Tinniswood 1936 2003 I Didn t Know You Cared Alan Titchmarsh born 1949 Barbara Euphan Todd 1890 1976 Miss Ranskill Comes Home J R R Tolkien 1892 1973 The Lord of the Rings Theresa Tomlinson born 1946 The Moon Riders Paige Toon born 1975 Jessie Jefferson series Sue Townsend 1946 2014 Adrian Mole Geoffrey Trease 1909 1998 Bows Against the Barons Miles Tredinnick born 1955 Fripp Henry Treece 1911 1966 The Children s Crusade Rose Tremain born 1943 historical novels Sarah Trimmer 1741 1810 Fabulous Histories Anthony Trollope 1815 1882 Barchester Towers Lynne Truss born 1955 Charlotte Maria Tucker A L O E 1821 1893 Philip Turner 1925 2006 Thomas F Tweed 1891 1940 U editEvelyn Underhill 1875 1941 Barry Unsworth 1930 2012 Sacred Hunger Cathi Unsworth living Allen Upward 1863 1926 Edward Upward 1903 2009 Alison Uttley 1884 1976 children s novelsV editJohn Van der Kiste born 1954 R V Vernede 1905 2003 Frances Vernon 1963 1991 Salley Vickers born 1948 Sherard Vines 1890 1974 Elfrida Vipont 1902 1992 historical and young adult fictionW editJohn Wain 1925 1994 Young Shoulders H Russell Wakefield 1888 1964 George Walker 1772 1847 Doreen Wallace 1897 1987 Edgar Wallace 1875 1932 Nick Wallace born 1972 David Walliams born 1971 children s fiction Leo Walmsley 1892 1966 Hugh Walpole 1884 1941 Jill Paton Walsh 1937 2020 adult and children s writer Sheila Walsh 1928 2009 Guy Walters born 1971 Vanessa Walters born 1978 Amy Catherine Walton 1849 1939 children s novels Mary Augusta Ward 1851 1920 The History of David Grieve Sarah Ward living Florence Warden 1857 1929 Rex Warner 1905 1986 Blanche Warre Cornish 1844 1922 Keith Waterhouse 1929 2009 Billy Liar Victor Watson born 1936 children s novels Auberon Waugh 1939 2001 Evelyn Waugh 1903 1966 Decline and Fall Anne Weale 1929 2007 Catherine Webb born 1986 young adult novels Marion St John Webb 1888 1930 children s fiction Mary Webb 1881 1927 Precious Bane Samantha Weinberg living Alison Weir living Innocent Traitor Ronald Welch 1909 1982 children s historical novels Fay Weldon born 1931 The Life and Loves of a She Devil H G Wells 1866 1946 The Time Machine Louise Wener born 1967 Mary Wesley 1912 2002 The Camomile Lawn Charles West born 1927 crime novels Jane West 1758 1852 Rebecca West 1892 1983 Robert Westall 1929 1993 The Machine Gunners William Bury Westall 1834 1903 Frank Atha Westbury 1838 1901 mystery fiction Stanley J Weyman 1855 1928 historical romance Patience Wheatcroft born 1951 Dennis Wheatley 1897 1977 The Devil Rides Out Dorothy Whipple 1893 1966 Charles Whistler 1856 1913 historical novels Evelyn Whitaker 1844 1929 didactic novels for young Antonia White 1899 1980 Frost in May Fred M White 1859 1935 science fiction and disaster novelist Hale White 1831 1913 Michael White 1959 2018 T H White 1906 1964 The Sword in the Stone Tony White born 1964 Richard Whiteing 1840 1928 Charles Whiting 1926 2007 James Whitworth living crime fiction Peter Wildeblood 1923 1999 Vaughan Wilkins 1890 1959 Charles Williams 1886 1945 Descent into Hell Charlie Williams born 1971 Nigel Williams born 1948 Robina Williams living Henry Williamson 1895 1977 Tarka the Otter Ted Willis 1914 1992 Baron Willis A N Wilson born 1950 Angus Wilson 1913 1991 R D Wingfield 1928 2007 Jeanette Winterson born 1959 P G Wodehouse 1881 1975 Jeeves and Wooster Mary Wollstonecraft 1759 1797 Christopher Wood 1935 2015 Ellen Wood 1814 1887 East 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