Famous Authors on DVD

FAMOUS AUTHORS: MARK TWAIN

Mark Twain was born Samuel Langhorn Clemens in Florida, Missouri. His fame as a humorist and story teller was established with the publication of the Celebrated Jumping Frog ...(read more)

Famous Authors: Oscar Wilde

Irish-born author, playwright and poet Oscar Wilde is known not only for his works of literature but also as one of the leading members of late nineteenth century England’s ...(read more)

Famous Authors: Percy Bysshe Shelley

An English poet, Shelley rejected conventional ideas about religion and politics and was influenced by the policies of the Enlightenment. As a student of Greek, Shelley ...(read more)

Famous Authors: Robert Burns

Scottish poet Robert Burns’ works are known and loved wherever the English language is read. Burns touched with his own genius the traditional folk songs of Scotland, ...(read more)

Famous Authors: Robert Louis Stevenson

Scottish novelist, essayist and poet Robert Louis Stevenson contributed many beloved classics to the world of children’s literature. Stevenson’s popularity is based ...(read more)

Famous Authors: Samuel Johnson

A lexicographer, essayist, poet and critic, Johnson was the leading writer of the second half of the 18th century, now referred to as the “Age of Johnson” in recognition ...(read more)

Famous Authors: Sir Walter Scott

A Scottish novelist and poet, Scott wrote narrative poetry at first, but was overshadowed by Byron. Deriving most of his material from romance, popular ballads, and the ...(read more)

FAMOUS AUTHORS: THE BRONTË SISTERS

The English Bronté family, originally of Irish descent, produced three 19th century novelists: Charlotte, Emily and Anne. MAJOR WORKS: Emily Bronté – Wuthering Heights ...(read more)

Famous Authors: Thomas Hardy

An English novelist and poet, Hardy explored the dynamics of human relationships. Sexual attraction between men and women was a theme common to several of his works ...(read more)

Famous Authors: Victor Hugo

Victor Hugo – poet, novelist, and dramatist – was one of the most important of the French Romantic writers. His deep involvement in politics is echoed in much of his ...(read more)