"John Creasey John Creasey MBE (17 September 1908 – 9 June 1973) was an English crime and science fiction writer who wrote more than six hundred novels using twenty-eight different pseudonyms. He created several characters which are now famous, such as The Toff (The Honourable Richard Rollison), Commander George Gideon of Scotland Yard, Inspector Roger West, The Baron (John Mannering), Doctor Emmanuel Cellini and Doctor Stanislaus Alexander Palfrey. The most popular of these was Gideon of Scotland Yard, who was the basis for the television series ""Gideon's Way"" and for the John Ford movie ""Gideon of Scotland Yard"" (1958), also"
"have caught. Nine dirty years mine age, hairs hoar, mummeries failend, snowdrift to my elpow, deff as Adder. I askt you, dear lady, to judge on my tree by our fruits. I gave you of the tree."" Dowden was consulted by Alfred Dodd, a writer who wanted to prove that Francis Bacon was the true author of the works attributed to William Shakespeare. Dowden communicated with Bacon via her spirit-guide ""Johannes"". The spirits confirmed Dodd's theory, which he published in 1943. Dowden was later contacted by Percy Allen who wanted to prove that Shakespeare's works were written by Edward de"
"classics Rudyard Kipling, A. A. Milne (the creator of Winnie-the-Pooh), Roald Dahl and Enid Blyton; the controversial D. H. Lawrence; the modernist Virginia Woolf; the satirist Evelyn Waugh; the prophetic novelist George Orwell; the popular novelists W. Somerset Maugham and Graham Greene; the crime writer Agatha Christie (the best-selling novelist of all time); Ian Fleming (the creator of James Bond); the poets T.S. Eliot, Philip Larkin and Ted Hughes; the fantasy writers J. R. R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis and J. K. Rowling; the graphic novelists Alan Moore and Neil Gaiman. Scotland's contributions include the detective writer Arthur Conan Doyle"
"as Geoffrey Chaucer's ""Canterbury Tales"" (1387), Miguel de Cervantes' ""Don Quixote"" (1605), William Shakespeare's ""Pericles, Prince of Tyre"" (c.1608), Laurence Sterne's ""The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman"" (1759), William Makepeace Thackeray's ""Vanity Fair"" (1847), as well as more recent works such as J.R.R. Tolkien's ""The Lord of the Rings"" (1954–1955), or Douglas Adams' ""The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"" (1979). Metafiction, however, became particularly prominent in the 1960s, with authors and works such as John Barth's ""Lost in the Funhouse"", Robert Coover's ""The Babysitter"" and ""The Magic Poker"", Kurt Vonnegut's ""Slaughterhouse-Five"", John Fowles' ""The French Lieutenant's Woman"", Thomas"
"illustrating 10 days before his death in February 1963. Charles Folkard Charles James Folkard (6 April 1878 – 26 February 1963) was an English illustrator and comics artist. He worked as a conjuror before becoming a prolific illustrator of children’s books. In 1915, he created Teddy Tail, a popular cartoon character who ran in the ""Daily Mail"" newspapers for decades. Folkard is well known for his work on ""The Arabian Nights"", ""Grimms' Fairy Tales"", ""Aesop's Fables"", and ""Pinocchio"". Folkard was born in Lewisham, south London in 1878. He worked for a period of time as a conjuror after attending a"
"The Bard's Tale The Bard's Tale is a fantasy role-playing video game franchise created by Michael Cranford and developed by Brian Fargo's Interplay Productions (1985-1991) and inXile Entertainment (2004-present). Official Cluebooks were published by Electronic Arts for the first three Bard's Tale games that expanded on the games' stories and added new characters: The Cluebook for the first game (1986, ) was written by T.L. Thompson as an in-universe document, the journal of a lord who had very nearly succeeded in solving the quest before finding that his party had lost crucial items. The party was implicitly wiped out just"
"playing fields, with Barrie bowling a few balls to Haig. He served as Chancellor of the University of Edinburgh from 1930 to 1937. J. M. Barrie Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, (; 9 May 1860 19 June 1937) was a Scottish novelist and playwright, best remembered today as the creator of Peter Pan. He was born and educated in Scotland and then moved to London, where he wrote a number of successful novels and plays. There he met the Llewelyn Davies boys, who inspired him to write about a baby boy who has magical adventures in Kensington Gardens (included"
"Bard the Bowman Bard the Bowman is a character in J. R. R. Tolkien's ""The Hobbit"". A Man of Laketown and a descendant of the ancient Lords of Dale, Bard manages to kill Smaug, the dragon, after which he becomes king of Dale. Tolkien created the character specifically to kill Smaug, since none of the other protagonists of the story were able to fulfill this role. Bard the Bowman could have been inspired by Wiglaf from Anglo-Saxon poem ""Beowulf"". Bard is a descendant of Girion, the last lord of the city Dale, which had been destroyed by the dragon Smaug"
"explores the medium of language and the tension between native dialect (in his case, that of working-class Leeds) and acquired language, and Simon Armitage. Geoffrey Hill (1932–2016) has been considered to be among the most distinguished English poets of his generation, Charles Tomlinson (1927–2015) is another important English poet of an older generation, though ""since his first publication in 1951, has built a career that has seen more notice in the international scene than in his native England. Roald Dahl is a prominent author of children's fantasy novels, like ""Charlie and the Chocolate Factory"" in 1964, which are often inspired"
"published ""Tales from Shakespeare"", a simple retelling of some of Shakespeare's plays in the form of little stories accessible to a child readership. Along with all the other genres born in the 19th century came the genre of Children's literature. In 1809 Schlegel published ""On Dramatic Art and Literature"". Alfred, Lord Tennyson was born. Nikolai Gogol was born. In 1811 Jane Austen published (anonymously) ""Sense and Sensibility"" In 1812, George Crabbe published ""Tales in Verse"". Byron published ""Childe Harold's Pilgrimage"" Cantos I and II. Samuel Taylor Coleridge published ""Remorse"". On February 7 Charles Dickens was born. On May 7 Robert"
"Pynchon's ""Gravity's Rainbow"", Robert Coover's ""The Public Burning"", Samuel Beckett’s ""Trilogy"" (""Molloy"", ""Malone Dies"" and ""The Unnamable""), Gertrude Stein’s ""The Making of Americans"", and William S. Burrough's ""The Nova Trilogy"". Topping the list is Vladimir Nabokov's 1962 novel ""Pale Fire"", which McCaffery called the ""most audaciously conceived novel of the century."" Not counting the tetralogies of Rikki Ducornet (#35) and Gene Wolfe (#78), the most cited author is James Joyce, whose four works, ""Ulysses"" (#2), ""Finnegans Wake"" (#10), ""A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man"" (#21), and ""Dubliners"" (#63), all made the list. Robert Coover and William H."
"Charles Folkard Charles James Folkard (6 April 1878 – 26 February 1963) was an English illustrator and comics artist. He worked as a conjuror before becoming a prolific illustrator of children’s books. In 1915, he created Teddy Tail, a popular cartoon character who ran in the ""Daily Mail"" newspapers for decades. Folkard is well known for his work on ""The Arabian Nights"", ""Grimms' Fairy Tales"", ""Aesop's Fables"", and ""Pinocchio"". Folkard was born in Lewisham, south London in 1878. He worked for a period of time as a conjuror after attending a show at the Egyptian Hall in London. His artistic"
"East, Richard Alison (fl1580-1610, in ""An Hour's Recreation in musicke"", 1606), John Mundy (1592) and Charles-François Gounod (1873) and more recently Norman Dello Joio (1949) and Jim Clark (see ) and Taylor Momsen. ""The Housedove"" exploits a popular image from the period: Tichborne sees himself as an innocent dove caught among his fellow conspirators, (see Shakespeare's ""Romeo and Juliet"" 1.5.48). The ""crafty fowler"" is probably Sir Francis Walsingham, the spymaster who manipulated the Babington plot. Chidiock Tichborne Chidiock Tichborne (after 24 August 1562 – 20 September 1586), erroneously referred to as Charles, was an English conspirator and poet. Tichborne was"
"Ford Madox Ford Ford Madox Ford (born Ford Hermann Hueffer ( ); 17 December 1873 – 26 June 1939) was an English novelist, poet, critic and editor whose journals, ""The English Review"" and ""The Transatlantic Review"", were instrumental in the development of early 20th-century English literature. Ford is now remembered for his novels ""The Good Soldier"" (1915), the ""Parade's End"" tetralogy (1924–28) and ""The Fifth Queen"" trilogy (1906–08). ""The Good Soldier"" is frequently included among the great literature of the 20th century, including the Modern Library 100 Best Novels, ""The Observer""′s ""100 Greatest Novels of All Time"", and ""The Guardian""′s"
"had been published in magazines and small collections, including ""Goblin Feet"" and ""The Cat and the Fiddle: A Nursery Rhyme Undone and its Scandalous Secret Unlocked"", a reworking of the nursery rhyme ""Hey Diddle Diddle"". His creative endeavours at this time also included letters from Father Christmas to his children—illustrated manuscripts that featured warring gnomes and goblins, and a helpful polar bear—alongside the creation of elven languages and an attendant mythology, including the Book of Lost Tales, which he had been creating since 1917. These works all saw posthumous publication. In a 1955 letter to W. H. Auden, Tolkien recollects"
"J. R. R. Tolkien John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, (; 3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor who is best known as the author of the classic high fantasy works ""The Hobbit"", ""The Lord of the Rings"", and ""The Silmarillion"". He served as the Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon and Fellow of Pembroke College, Oxford, from 1925 to 1945 and Merton Professor of English Language and Literature and Fellow of Merton College, Oxford, from 1945 to 1959. He was at one time a close friend of C. S. Lewis—they were both"
"he never attempted a sequel. The book is still widely enjoyed by adults and children today, also in films, while Toad remains one of the most celebrated and beloved characters. In 1929, A. A. Milne wrote the play ""Toad of Toad Hall"", which is based on part of ""The Wind in the Willows. The Wind in the Willows"" won the Lewis Carroll Shelf Award in 1958. In the 1990s, William Horwood produced with a series of sequels. Kenneth Grahame Kenneth Grahame ( ; 8 March 1859 – 6 July 1932) was a British writer, most famous for ""The Wind in"
"of Lake-town, Denethor, Boromir, and Saruman. In his initial appearance, Bard is shown as a negative character who always sees the worst side of situations, but Sumner G. Hunnewell believes that Bard shows happiness and generosity after the destruction of Lake-town. Bard the Bowman Bard the Bowman is a character in J. R. R. Tolkien's ""The Hobbit"". A Man of Laketown and a descendant of the ancient Lords of Dale, Bard manages to kill Smaug, the dragon, after which he becomes king of Dale. Tolkien created the character specifically to kill Smaug, since none of the other protagonists of the"
"Arnold Lobel Arnold Stark Lobel (May 22, 1933 – December 4, 1987) was an American author of children's books, including the ""Frog and Toad"" series and ""Mouse Soup"". He both wrote and illustrated those picture books, as well as ""Fables"", for which he won the 1981 Caldecott Medal recognizing the year's best-illustrated U.S. picture book. Lobel also illustrated the works of other writers, including ""Sam the Minuteman"" by Nathaniel Benchley, published in 1969. Lobel was born in Los Angeles, California, to Lucille Stark and Joseph Lobel, but was raised in Schenectady, New York. Lobel's childhood was not a happy one,"
"Ladder"" and ""The Mattachine Review"". As Elfrieda or Elfrida Rivers, she contributed at least to the underground newspaper ""The East Village Other"", the neo-Pagan periodical ""Green Egg"" and also ""Sybil Leek's Astrology Journal"", where she wrote horoscopes and book reviews and had her own column as well as occasionally worked as editors with her husband Walter Breen. Marion Zimmer Bradley Marion Eleanor Zimmer Bradley (June 3, 1930 – September 25, 1999) was an American author of fantasy, historical fantasy, science fiction, and science fantasy novels, and is best known for the Arthurian fiction novel ""The Mists of Avalon"", and the"
"the unparalleled level of plot detail and development. The Bard's Tale The Bard's Tale is a fantasy role-playing video game franchise created by Michael Cranford and developed by Brian Fargo's Interplay Productions (1985-1991) and inXile Entertainment (2004-present). Official Cluebooks were published by Electronic Arts for the first three Bard's Tale games that expanded on the games' stories and added new characters: The Cluebook for the first game (1986, ) was written by T.L. Thompson as an in-universe document, the journal of a lord who had very nearly succeeded in solving the quest before finding that his party had lost crucial"
"Barbara Euphan Todd Barbara Euphan Todd (9 January 1890 – 2 February 1976) was an English writer widely remembered for her ten books for children about a scarecrow called Worzel Gummidge. These were adapted for radio and television. The title story was chosen as the first in the new publisher's series Puffin Books. Todd was born at Arksey, near Doncaster, then in the West Riding of Yorkshire, as the only child of an Anglican vicar, Thomas Todd, and Alice Maud Mary (""née"" Bentham). She was brought up in the village of Soberton in Hampshire and was educated at St Catherine's"
"of her Worzel Gummidge books. Barbara Euphan Todd Barbara Euphan Todd (9 January 1890 – 2 February 1976) was an English writer widely remembered for her ten books for children about a scarecrow called Worzel Gummidge. These were adapted for radio and television. The title story was chosen as the first in the new publisher's series Puffin Books. Todd was born at Arksey, near Doncaster, then in the West Riding of Yorkshire, as the only child of an Anglican vicar, Thomas Todd, and Alice Maud Mary (""née"" Bentham). She was brought up in the village of Soberton in Hampshire and"
"credited with creating the entire Gothic novel genre. It was a smash hit in its day, until the author revealed that it was purely satirical fiction rather than an actual adaptation of medieval text. At that point, the critics and populace who had praised it turned on the book, claiming it was superficial, and other pejoratives generally assigned to romantic novels, which were seen as inferior in Britain at that time. But its impact was dramatic. Novelist Clara Reeve wrote The Old English Baron as a response, claiming she was taking Walpole's plot and adapting it to the demands of"
"Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth Tolkien: Maker of Middle-earth is a book exploring previously unpublished images of artwork, illustrations, maps, letters and manuscripts of professor J. R. R. Tolkien, curated by the Bodleian Library and written by Catherine Mcilwaine, Tolkien archivist at the Bodleian. The book largely documents professor Tolkien's creative processes behind works like ""The Hobbit"", ""The Lord of the Rings"" and ""The Silmarillion"". Not only does the book draw on the collection at the Bodleian Library but also collections at Marquette University, as well as private collections. The book coincides with an exhibition of the same name at the"
"(14th century), Thomas Malory (15th century), Sir Thomas More (16th century), John Bunyan (17th century) and John Milton (17th century). In the 18th century Daniel Defoe (author of ""Robinson Crusoe"") and Samuel Richardson were pioneers of the modern novel. In the 19th century there followed further innovation by Jane Austen, the gothic novelist Mary Shelley, the children's writer Lewis Carroll, the Brontë sisters, the social campaigner Charles Dickens, the naturalist Thomas Hardy, the realist George Eliot, the visionary poet William Blake and Romantic poet William Wordsworth. 20th-century English writers include the science-fiction novelist H. G. Wells; the writers of children's"
"Gwydion Gwydion fab Dôn () is a magician, hero and trickster of Welsh mythology, appearing most prominently in the Fourth Branch of the ""Mabinogi"", which focuses largely on his relationship with his young nephew, Lleu Llaw Gyffes. He also appears prominently in the ""Welsh Triads"", the ""Book of Taliesin"" and the ""Stanzas of the Graves"". The name Gwydion (which should more properly be spelled Gwyddien in Modern Welsh, as can be adduced from its Old Welsh form Guidgen; cognate with Old Irish Fidgen) may be interpreted as ""Born of Trees"". Gilfaethwy, nephew to the Venedotian king, Math fab Mathonwy, becomes"
"Geoffrey Chaucer Geoffrey Chaucer (; – 25 October 1400) is known as the Father of English literature and is widely considered the greatest English poet of the Middle Ages. He was the first to be buried in Poets' Corner of Westminster Abbey. Chaucer achieved fame during his lifetime as an author, philosopher, and astronomer, composing a scientific treatise on the astrolabe for his 10 year-old son Lewis. He also maintained an active career in the civil service as a bureaucrat, courtier, and diplomat. Among his many works are ""The Book of the Duchess"", ""The House of Fame"", ""The Legend of"
"Geoffrey Chaucer Geoffrey Chaucer (; – 25 October 1400) is known as the Father of English literature and is widely considered the greatest English poet of the Middle Ages. He was the first to be buried in Poets' Corner of Westminster Abbey. Chaucer achieved fame during his lifetime as an author, philosopher, and astronomer, composing a scientific treatise on the astrolabe for his 10 year-old son Lewis. He also maintained an active career in the civil service as a bureaucrat, courtier, and diplomat. Among his many works are ""The Book of the Duchess"", ""The House of Fame"", ""The Legend of"
"Oliver Goldsmith Oliver Goldsmith (10 November 1728 – 4 April 1774) was an Irish novelist, playwright and poet, who is best known for his novel ""The Vicar of Wakefield"" (1766), his pastoral poem ""The Deserted Village"" (1770), and his plays ""The Good-Natur'd Man"" (1768) and ""She Stoops to Conquer"" (1771, first performed in 1773). He is thought to have written the classic children's tale ""The History of Little Goody Two-Shoes"" (1765). Goldsmith's birth date and year are not known with certainty. According to the Library of Congress authority file, he told a biographer that he was born on 10 November"
"J. M. Barrie Sir James Matthew Barrie, 1st Baronet, (; 9 May 1860 19 June 1937) was a Scottish novelist and playwright, best remembered today as the creator of Peter Pan. He was born and educated in Scotland and then moved to London, where he wrote a number of successful novels and plays. There he met the Llewelyn Davies boys, who inspired him to write about a baby boy who has magical adventures in Kensington Gardens (included in ""The Little White Bird""), then to write ""Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up"", a ""fairy play"" about an ageless"
"of proverbs in novels is J. R. R. Tolkien in his ""The Hobbit"" and ""The Lord of the Rings"" series. Herman Melville is noted for creating proverbs in Moby Dick and in his poetry. Also, C. S. Lewis created a dozen proverbs in ""The Horse and His Boy"", and Mercedes Lackey created dozens for her invented Shin'a'in and Tale'edras cultures; Lackey's proverbs are notable in that they are reminiscent to those of Ancient Asia - e.g. ""Just because you feel certain an enemy is lurking behind every bush, it doesn't follow that you are wrong"" is like to ""Before telling"
"to what degree he might have embellished. The initial Jorkens collection includes thirteen short pieces by Dunsany. Dunsany's Jorkens stories, themselves in the tradition of such tall tales as the Baron Munchausen stories, essentially established the genre of the fantastic tall club or bar tale, inspiring such disparate later descendants as L. Sprague de Camp and Fletcher Pratt's ""Tales from Gavagan's Bar"", Arthur C. Clarke's ""Tales from the White Hart"", Sterling E. Lanier's Brigadier Ffellowes stories, Larry Niven's The Draco Tavern stories, Isaac Asimov's Black Widowers mysteries, Spider Robinson's tales of Callahan's Place, and even the animated cartoon series ""The"