Famous British Writers

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Here are some more names of well-known British writers : William Shakespeare Daniel Defoe Walter Scott Robert Burns Lewis Carroll Charles Dickens Oscar Wilde

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Charles Dickens (1812-1870 ) -an English novelist. His many famous books describe life in Vicktorian England and show how hard it was, especially for the poor and for children. They include : Oliver Tvist, David Copperfield .

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Walter Scott ( 1771-1832 ) - a Scottish writer and a poet, especially famous for his stories of Scottish life, several of them are based on historical characters, such as Ivanhoe and The Heart of Midlothian

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William Shakespeare (1564-1616) -an English writer of plays ,one of the most famous ever. Among the most famous of his plays are the tragedies of Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar, Hamlet, Othello, King Lear , the comedies of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, The Merchant of Venice , and the historical plays Richard ııı and Henry V . He also wrote some very good poetry, especially the Sonnets, and worked as an actor at the Globe Theatre in London.

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Robert Burns (1759-1796) -a Scottish poet who wrote hundred of songs and poems, mainly on country life,love,and national pride

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Daniel Defoe (1660-1731 ) - An English writer, whose most famous novels are Robinson Crusoe and Moll Flanders

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Lewis Carroll (1832-1898) -an English writer who wrote two well-known children’s stories, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. His real name was Charles Lutwidge Dodgson

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Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) -an Irish writer best known for his play The Importance of Being Earnest and his story The Picture of Dorian Gray. Many of the clever and funny things he said in conversations are still fam ous

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Match the names of the writers and the countries they came from William Shakespeare Daniel Defoe Walter Scott Robert Burns Lewis Carroll Oscar Wilde England Scotland Ireland Charles Dickens

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Match the names of the writers and the books they are famous for : William Shakespeare Daniel Defoe Walter Scott Robert Burns Lewis Carroll Oscar Wilde Charles Dickens David Copperfield The Heart of Midlothian Romeo and Juliet songs and poems Robinson Crusoe Alice's Adventures in Wonderland The Picture of Dorian Gray.

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