Dickens, Charles 1812 1870 en 45 241659 Charles John Huffam Dickens pen-name "Boz", was the foremost English novelist of the Victorian era, as well as a vigorous social campaigner. Considered one of the English language's greatest writers, he was acclaimed for his rich storytelling and memorable characters, and achieved massive worldwide popularity in his lifetime. Later critics, beginning with George Gissing and G. K. Chesterton, championed his mastery of prose, his endless invention of memorable characters and his powerful social sensibilities. Yet he has also received criticism from writers such as George Henry Lewes, Henry James, and Virginia Woolf, who list sentimentality, implausible occurrence and grotesque characters as faults in his oeuvre. The popularity of Dickens' novels and short stories has meant that none have ever gone out of print. Dickens wrote serialised novels, which was the usual format for fiction at the time, and each new part of his stories would be eagerly anticipated by the reading public. Source: Wikipedia Dumas, Alexandre 1802 1870 fr 49 236994 Alexandre Dumas, père, born Dumas Davy de la Pailleterie (July 24, 1802 – December 5, 1870) was a French writer, best known for his numerous historical novels of high adventure which have made him one of the most widely read French authors in the world. Many of his novels, including The Count of Monte Cristo, The Three Musketeers, and The Man in the Iron Mask were serialized, and he also wrote plays and magazine articles and was a prolific correspondent. Source: Wikipedia Nyon, Eugène 1812 1870 fr 1 177 Eugène Nyon est un vaudevilliste et romancier français, auteur notamment de romans historiques et de récits didactiques destinés à la jeunesse. Son récit le plus connu est «Le Colon de Mettray», qui a pour cadre la colonie pénitentiaire de Mettray. Eugène Nyon a également collaboré à plusieurs revues, dont la «Revue pour tous», sous le nom d'Amédée Achard, et le «Messager des dames et des demoiselles», auquel il contribuait des chroniques parisiennes sous le nom de comtesse de Sabran et dont il fut un temps directeur. Dans le domaine théâtral, son plus illustre collaborateur fut Eugène Labiche. (Wikipedia)