(1832-1888) Children's author who wrote <I>Little Women</I> amongst other children's stories.

Louisa May Alcott

(1832-1888) Children's author who wrote Little Women amongst other children's stories.

(1822-1888) Critic and poet that wrote such poems as The Scholar Gipsy and Sohrab and Rustum

Matthew Arnold

(1822-1888) Critic and poet that wrote such poems as The Scholar Gipsy and Sohrab and Rustum

(1832-1906) American author.

Henry Martyn Baird

(1832-1906) American author.

(1844-1925) Writer who fought in the Civil War who wrote Silent South and fought for equal rights for African-Americans

George W. Cable

(1844-1925) Writer who fought in the Civil War who wrote Silent South and fought for equal rights for…

(1835-1910) American writer who wrote classics such as <I>The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Adventures of Tom Sawyer, A Yankee in King Arthur's Court</I> and <I>The Prince and the Pauper</I> under the pen name Mark Twain.

Samuel L. Clemens

(1835-1910) American writer who wrote classics such as The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, The Adventures…

(1789-1851) American author

James Fenimore Cooper

(1789-1851) American author

(1871-1900) American author who wrote <I>The Red Badge of Courage</I>.

Stephen Crane

(1871-1900) American author who wrote The Red Badge of Courage.

(1854-1909) American novelist who published over 40 novels

F. Marion Crawford

(1854-1909) American novelist who published over 40 novels

(1837-1902) American author that wrote biographies of American Indians and the History of the United States.

Edward Eggleston

(1837-1902) American author that wrote biographies of American Indians and the History of the United…

Edward Everett Hale (April 3, 1822 - June 10, 1909) was an American author and Unitarian clergyman.

Edward Everett Hale

Edward Everett Hale (April 3, 1822 - June 10, 1909) was an American author and Unitarian clergyman.

(1795-1867) American author

Fitz Greene Halleck

(1795-1867) American author

(1848-1908) American author, best known as "Uncle Remus," who wrote the famous stories of "Brer Rabbit."

Joel Chandler Harris

(1848-1908) American author, best known as "Uncle Remus," who wrote the famous stories of "Brer Rabbit."

(1809-1894) American writer that wrote the popular poem Old Ironside

Oliver W. Holmes

(1809-1894) American writer that wrote the popular poem Old Ironside

(1783-1859) American author

Washington Irving

(1783-1859) American author

(1843-1916) American author that wrote many short stories and novels such as The Two Magics and Daisy Miller

Henry James, Jr.

(1843-1916) American author that wrote many short stories and novels such as The Two Magics and Daisy…

(1811-1849) American author

Edgar A. Poe

(1811-1849) American author

An American author; born in Cambrdge, N.Y., Oct. 31, 1825.

William C. Prime

An American author; born in Cambrdge, N.Y., Oct. 31, 1825.

Henry David Thoreau (born David Henry Thoreau; July 12, 1817 &ndash; May 6, 1862) was an American author, naturalist, transcendentalist, tax resister, development critic, sage writer and philosopher. He is best known for his book Walden, a reflection upon simple living in natural surroundings, and his essay, Civil Disobedience, an argument for individual resistance to civil government in moral opposition to an unjust state.

Henry David Thoreau

Henry David Thoreau (born David Henry Thoreau; July 12, 1817 – May 6, 1862) was an American author,…

(1759-1825) Clergyman that wrote the first biography of President George Washington

Reverend Mason L. Weems

(1759-1825) Clergyman that wrote the first biography of President George Washington

(1806-1867) American author

N. P. Willis

(1806-1867) American author