Daniel Defoe was a 17th century English novelist known for his realistic fiction. Some of his most famous works include Robinson Crusoe, Moll Flanders, and Captain Singleton. He helped establish the novel as a recognized literary genre.

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rfrllbm Words,worth (1770 - 1850) is one of the greatest nature
po€ls in English. He is offen calldd the high priest of nature. His
wgks include 'Lyical Ba ads', 'The Prelude', 'The Recluse
smrrets', 'Peter Bell', 'Ode on Intimations of lmmortality from
Ff{Dtlediolt of Early childhood.J'Lucy Gray', 'TinternAbbey' etc.
wordsworth has defined poetry.as the spontaneous overflow of
rwerfirl feelinos. lt takes its oriqin from emotion recollected in
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SamuelTaylor Coleridge (1772 - 18U) is an English poet, literary
critb and philosopher. He and his friend Wordsworth are regarded
as the founders of the Romantic Movement in English Liierature.
He is best known for hispoems The Rime of theAncient Marinel
and 'Kubla Khan'. His major prose work is 'Biographia Literaria'.

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_:.-:, Keats ( 1 795 _ .1821)
was the last of the English romantic
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very young. His poetic career L.t"t;;,;ffi;";..-='s. j,et he is unquestionably one of the great English ;"",;. ;;."s -c-eauy inspired by a tov-e ot tne beJutifut. iis ilffi;:r': -.€ Endymion', ,lsabella., .La
Belle Dame Sr"" frr"r" ,"i,lJ:.e.:. SainlAgnes'. ,The
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Nig;tr;";"';;.rJ;:,:.- z e-ecian Urn) On Metanchoty, On tnOoreice, io;il;ff.
About the Poet
E-glbh poet John Keats (179S _ 1g21), belongs to the second
;re-atim of Romantic poets. His pdetry is characterised by elabo_
?ee wlcrd choice and sensuous imagery This is most notable in
's Great Odes which remain among the finest poems in English
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About the Author
Arnbrose Bierce (1942 _ C.1914) known for his sharp, satirical
,,,.:',vas born in Ohio. He grew up in a large, poor family. After
s:J'rdrng ayear al a military academy. Bierce joined tne,Union
:.--riy and participated in several major battles. His warexperiences
:-ovided material for some of his best stories, includjng ,An
Cc:;rrence at Owl Creek Bridge,. In i913, Bierce travelled tor.tex
glging the civjlwar there and disappeareO witnout a trace.

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C-f-r-.: Leo Totstoy (1828 _ 1910) is one ofthe mostfamous Russjan
rlllb.s ..e b known as a great realistic writer in.world literature. nis
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rc -le 'War and peace,, .Anna
Karenina, and ,Resurrection,.
t a tn-x.g and humanist he supported the mass protest
"gai""t.;"i"fnEcr:':., z'C oppression.
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3-.r cie llaupassant (1850-93), is a French author who is generally
::r-s ,::-sc ifte greatest French short siory writer_ The themes of
- : :::-€S a:rd novels centered around the aristocratic families,
:-€ =-:-:. - Pfussian War, and the fashionable life of paris.
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H S dburg (1878 - j 967) American poet, historian, novelist
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'oce :o the people of the American Midwest. As a centrj
tEU= r trre Chirxgo Renaissance' he played a signiiicani;f;il
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tins*ri Premchand (18S0-1936) is generally regarded as the
'l: E-r:si - -ii-Urdu writer during the early twentielh century'
>.qr"r-a-[ b-ote about 300 short stories, several novels, essays and
!!a€. -.r; .?s associated with progressirie literary movements ol his
:rr'TEs. lJa-; oi nis stories have been translaied into several lndian
rc Er:ir a guages.
About the Poet
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.'-erary ftgure of the iwentieth century''Life of Galileo',
"'::-:- Ccrrage and Her Children', and'The Good Person of
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About the Poet
C€sar Vallejo(1898 - 1938), a Peruvian poet, published three
:{,:*s o: poems during his lifetime. He is considered one of the
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Fdert llayden (tgtS--80) ls an Amerjcan poet, essayist and
o-r:-ator. His works often address the plight of African A,xericans.
lle aas written political poetry, including a sequence on the
V*airWar.
About the Poet
H' Pushkin was a Russian author of the Romantic era
us s scrsderd as the greater Russian poet.He is 'Russia,s Bard,
lrt f€ ia-rder of modern Bussian Literature. He was born in
lbE=r =.ssia, A proponent of socialreform, Pushkin belonged
n rr J@rground revolutionary movement. This sometjmes
nsecc rdr his literary career and many of his poems, plays and
lr&lca rorks were censored-
About the Author
'r--c Bashevis Singe; (1904_91) was born in poland, He was
*rec:e Nobel prize for Literature in 1978. tn t 9SS he migratedlo
tine-cz- S.rger, who wroie jn yjddish and lranslated n" *irX, int"
=g;s-.
-as authored many stories, novels and Ooot<s tor ct iilren.
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r: tar S-€ is an intemationally known poet, short story writer and
htrBis r-.j wrires etforUessty both in English and l/"ilir"irrn. 6n"lc Ee,.s3 ma_ny awards for her literary work. Some of tne, arc
tF ='-:? Prize, Kent Award for English Writing f.;-;";nluu"res lsan Wdrld prize, Sahitya Aca-demy nwarj anO Vayalr
fu'= r=r-a Sahrtya Award.
About the Author
J - .as-oevan Nair (b..1 g33). tnenotedwriterand screenwriter
..= : : - :- -._ca. ,.. ,.t palahkao drstrict. He has received many
r*-:: - t _: ra india's highes|iterary award, the Jnanpith. His
TEri€-< :- : s:;. es capture the agonies of people destined to live
- i.: _:: -.s irajor works include ,Nalukettu,, ,Kaalam,,
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krs Baron il917-99) is a British novelist and short
t lNur- r'.ie' --€ s :€si r']own for his highly acclaimed novel about
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-1F uk- d- : .(-e,v Too Much' is taken from the collection
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9rrrta Shelke (1 922-ZOO2) born in pune, Maharashtra. is a
.s. o-r-a St. teacher, lranslator and composer. Her poems deal
:- 1-E :':C:ems that lndian women face.
About the Poet
h ilfm l-i-:t: -' 3 --:s' novelist, short story wriier and
-r rs€ -,: : -4.* rence in the 1940s with his works
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ffi $e, -: :-:-:i: - s s,lot stories are known for their
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Louise BoEan, an American poet published her flrst book of
E€:','. Body of this Death: Poems' in 1923. Her poems reveal her
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About the Poet
Seamus Heaney (b.1939) lrish poetand writerwas awarded the
Nocel Prize in Literature in 1995. His first book, ,Eleven poems,
ras published in 1965. 'Selected poems 1965_1975, and ,preoc_
c,oations: Selected prose 196g-1978'were pubtished in
.19g0.
H€ currently lives is Dublin.