Writers

William Shakespeare - The World's Greatest Dramatist

***TOO LONG***William Shakespeare (1564–1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor, the greatest writer in the E...

Maggie Smith - The Indomitable Dame

***TOO LONG*** Dame Maggie Smith (born 28 December 1934) is a long-lived, prolific, and immensely popular English ac...

Rex Harrison - aka Professor Henry Higgins

The Jewel in the Crown of British Heritage.

JK Rowling - the World's Highest-Paid Author

***TOO LONG*** JK Rowling (born 31 July 1965), is a British author, philanthropist, film producer, and screenwriter. ...

Agatha Christie - Best-Selling Writer of All Time

***This prompt may violate our content policy.***Dame Agatha Christie (1890 –`1976) was an English writer known for ...

John le Carré - The Greatest Spy Novelist, by Profession - britishheritage.org

John le Carré - The Greatest Spy Novelist, by Profession

Contribution to British Heritage.

Oscar Wilde - The Importance Of Being Witty - britishheritage.org

Oscar Wilde - The Importance Of Being Witty

***TOO LONG***Oscar Wilde (1854–1900) was a brilliant and flamboyant Irish poet and playwright. After writing in different forms throughout the 1880s, he became one of the most popular playwrights in London in the early 1890s. He is best celebrated for his epigrams and plays, including The Import...