Here are the names of some famous British writers whose portraits are

are exhibited
in the National Portrait Gallery.
Famous British writers

the names of some famous British writers

famous books describe life in Victorian England and show how

hard it was, especially for the poor and for children.
They include : Oliver Twist, David Copperfield .

“Reading makes a full man.”

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.

Walter Scott

“Reading makes a full man.”

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 III and Henry V.
He also wrote some very good poetry, especially the Sonnets,
and worked as an actor
at the Globe Theatre in London.

“Reading makes a full man.”

songs and poems,
mainly on country life,
love and national

pride.

“Reading makes a full man.”

Robinson Crusoe and Moll Flanders.
“Reading makes a full man.”

stories,
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
His real name was
Charles

Lutwidge Dodgson.

“Reading makes a full man.”

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 famous.

“Reading makes a full man.”