Inspiring Authors
An author is somebody who creates written works in the form of a book, article and many other written formats. Authors are famous around the world for their commentary on people and the way society functions. A good author can offer a window into any time period they write about giving insight into the daily lives of people and how the society at that time functions. Many great literary works are commentaries on the clash of society with various issues.
Certain authors may choose to write about philosophy, sociology, psychology and even law. These authors combine their own view of the world into artistic pieces of writing that live long after they have passed from this world. The compilation of mere words into a written form is not a talent everyone possesses and great authors have the unique skill of writing their thoughts on paper and bringing their perception and imagination to life.
A great author can bring an entire society to its knees simply by making proper and articulate commentaries on various points. After all the pen is mightier than the sword.
A History Of Authors
England with its rich history has contributed to literature with over 1000 years of authors contributing to the field and adding more and more to the subject. England has produced more writers than any country in the world and has created some of the greatest literary masterpieces to grace the face of this planet. The great British Author Geoffrey Chaucer is by most people deemed to be the greatest author to ever live and is considered to be the greatest poet of his time period. Of course, the most famous of all authors is William Shakespeare the famous playwright.
Anybody who has ever studied English literature will have at least studied one his plays. Writing famous plays that were enjoyed by kings from Romeo and Juliet to a midsummer night’s dream William Shakespeare created works of art that are still ravenously read by people today. One of the greatest influencers of the romanticism movement William Wordsworth created great masterpieces with just a pen and paper.
The United Kingdom is even home to great authors like Jane Austin and the Bronte Sisters whose works on English literature took us all on journeys through the time period they lived in. In the modern world, the famous author of the Harry Potter series J.K Rowling has created a fantasy world that all children growing up the mid to late nineties enjoyed reading. The world J.K Rowling created had everyone standing in queues so that they could read the latest instalment in her series and then devouring the pages like our lives depended on it.
Inspirational Authors
William Shakespeare
Quite simply put William Shakespeare is the most famous writer that has existed nobody has ever been able to rival the masterpieces that have been created by the like of “the Bard” His works of art have universal appeal and nobody to this day has been able to accomplish what this great author did. His great works like Henry the IV, Romeo and Juliet and Titus Andronicus have taken people on journeys from two lovers struggle to the hilarious characters he has created.
His plays where not only loved by the people during the sixteenth century but are even today performed on some of the most famous stages in the world. His home town in Stratford-Upon-Avon, where Shakespeare wrote some of his greatest works has been a cultural icon in the UK for centuries and has inspired many other plays and actors to become legends in their own rights.
Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens is another legendary author immortalised through his works. One of the most famous authors in the world and considered to be the greatest author of his time. This Victorian era author brought to life such amazing characters with his words that he quickly became a celebrity in his own right. His most famous characters depicted the good the bad and the ugly within the Victorian era.
With the miser like character of Ebeneezer Scrooge and many other famous characters like Oliver Twist and David Copperfield, Charles Dickens took all of his readers through a life long journey and entertained all of us. His most famous work is the tale of two cities which has a record of the most books sold. Charles Dickens gave us a social commentary of the poverty stricken Victorian era society and how the people coped with day to day lives
Jane Austen
Jane Austen was an author who wrote books in an era where female authors where not common and were not given any importance. She wrote books on romance and created novels like pride and prejudice which not only made her live on in history but inspired many other female authors to write books and novels.
Her novels gave us great insight into how the aristocracy behaved and she commented greatly on her own society. Her books have made a place in everyone’s heart to an extent that many movies and television series have produced.
The Lyme
Regis Murders
by author
Andrew Segal
Three little piggies going to market each,
Changed their minds, went down to the beach.
A great big rock then cracked each head,
And, left the three of them, all stone dead. R.A.
Three found dead, throwing a quiet seaside town into turmoil.
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The shoreline was deserted apart from the four individuals cavorting close to the water’s edge. A single gull wheeled overhead screaming out what might have been a warning, had anyone understood, or been prepared to listen. Offshore the swell rose and fell ominously, a restless movement like the bulk of a heaving whale, as it too whispered a plea for mercy.
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Authors And Their Journey To Success
J.K Rowling
One of the most famous authors of the 21stCentury J.K Rowling was a poor single mother living on welfare and fighting depression. She wrote the manuscript to her first book Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone by taking her small infant daughter to cafes and writing there. She was rejected by 12 publishers until the book finally got published and she became the success that she is.
Stephen King
Stephen King worked menial jobs as a janitor and a gas station attendant while working on his book Carrie. The book itself was rejected by publishers around 33 times until he just threw away and gave up. His wife found the manuscript and persuaded him to try. Later on, most of his books have turned into movies.
Maya Angelou
She is one of the most famous inspirations of her time. Maya Angelou was abused as young child and was even homeless for a while. She became pregnant early on in her life and gave birth to her child at the age of seventeen.
She worked as a prostitute to try and support her son and then later on shifted to dancing and singing. It was where she found herself writing and participating in various causes. She later published her memoirs and become a world famous poet and author.
Hellen Keller
This author is world renowned because of the challenges she faced. Hellen Keller was left both deaf and blind making her unable to communicate with anyone until she reached the age of seven where she was taught how to write and express herself through signs.
At the age of 22 she wrote her autobiography and become world renowned going on to have a successful career as an author.
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