Jane Austen


Jane Austen, a 19th century novelist, wrote about English gentry life, During her time, It was hard for women writers to get their works published. This led to her novel sense and sensibility to be published anonymously. She wrote a total of six novels, four of which were published before her death in 1817. She is said to have coined the word ‘baseball’ and the phrase ‘dinner party ’.




The Bronte sisters


The three Bronte sisters- Charlotte, Emily and Anne- published their first book jointly under male pseudonyms. The book, called poems by currer, Ellis and Acton Bell sold only two copies. This failure did not dampen their desire to write. In 1847, wuthering Heights (by Anne Bronte) were published. All Three novels had strong and independent characters. None of them lived to see their works becoming famous as all three sisters died at a young age.


Christina Rossetti

Rossetti, one of the most important female writers of the 19th century, came from the Rossetti-polidori family who were extremely literate, artistic and well-connected. With her brother. Dante Gabriel Rossetti, the famous British poet and painter, she created a world of their own, and wrote stories based on it. At the age of 31, Rossetti’s most famous work, Goblin Market and other Poems was published. She received widespread praise and went on to write a variety of children’s poems, romantic and devotional poetry.

 

Ursula K Le Guin

Le Guin started publishing her works in the early 1960s, and is known for her contribution to her genre of fantasy and science fiction. The characters in her Hainish series can take on either male or female forms. She introduced the idea of a ‘wizard school’ in her Earthsea series, based on the exploits of student wizard Sparrowhawk, and this trope was later made famous in the Harry Porter series.