French writer Jules Verne (February 8, 1828 - March 24, 1905)
pioneered the science fiction literary genre. He published many
plays, essays, short stories, and poems during his lifetime, but is
best known for Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, Around
the World in 80 Days, and A Journey to the Center of the
Earth. Today, he is one of the most translated authors in
the world. English author H. G. Wells is best known for his work in
the science fiction genre. He was also a prolific writer in many
other genres, including contemporary novels, history, politics, and
social commentary, even writing textbooks and rules for war games.
He was born on September 21, 1866, and died on August
13, 1946.
Edgar Rice Burroughs was an American writer, best known for
his creations of the jungle hero Tarzan and the heroic Mars
adventurer John Carter. John Griffith "Jack" London was an American
author, journalist, and social activist. He was one of the first
fiction writers to obtain worldwide celebrity and to amass a
vast fortune from his fiction alone. His most famous works
include The Call of the Wild and White Fang. Arthur Conan Doyle (22
May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a Scottish physician and writer, most
noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which
are generally considered a major innovation in the field of crime
fiction. He was a prolific writer whose other works include science
fiction stories, historical novels, plays and romances, poetry, and
non-fiction.
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