1.
Fyodor Dostoevsky (The Brothers Karamazov)
11 points - added 11 years ago by kimmik -
2.
F. Scott Fitzgerald (author of The Great Gatsby)
10 points - added 11 years ago by kimmik -
3.
Nathaniel Hawthorne
This masterful writer penned such gems as The Scarlet Letter and The Artist of the Beautiful.
10 points - added 11 years ago by kimmik -
4.
Charlotte Bronte
9 points - added 11 years ago by kimmik -
5.
Jack London (author of The Call of the Wild)
7 points - added 11 years ago by kimmik -
6.
Ernest Hemingway (author of For Whom the Bell Tolls)
6 points - added 11 years ago by kimmik -
7.
Alexandre Dumas
This author of The Count of Monte Cristo wove a tale of love, revenge and power with colorful imagery.
6 points - added 11 years ago by kimmik -
8.
Louisa May Alcott
This novelist chronicled her own life in the precious series based on Little Women.
5 points - added 11 years ago by kimmik -
9.
Mark Twain
No one, past or present, can tell a tale like the genius wordsmith Mark Twain.
4 points - added 11 years ago by kimmik -
10.
Lewis Carroll
This author wrote the famous imaginary masterpiece, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
4 points - added 11 years ago by kimmik -
11.
Harlan Coben
One of the best modern mystery writers of our time.
4 points - added 11 years ago by kimmik -
12.
J.R.R. Tolkein
This author of the Lord of the Rings trilogy is a master of prose, imagery and complex story lines.
4 points - added 11 years ago by kimmik -
13.
John Bunyan (author of Pilgrim's Progress)
1 point - added 11 years ago by kimmik -
14.
Daniel Defoe (author of Robinson Crusoe)
1 point - added 11 years ago by kimmik -
15.
Harper Lee (author of To Kill a Mockingbird)
1 point - added 11 years ago by kimmik -
16.
Arthur Miler (author of T he Crucible)
1 point - added 11 years ago by kimmik -
17.
Leo Tolstoy (author of Anna Karenina)
1 point - added 11 years ago by kimmik -
18.
Miguel De Cervantes (author of Don Quixote)
1 point - added 11 years ago by kimmik -
19.
Jonathan Swift (author of Gulliver's Travels)
1 point - added 11 years ago by kimmik -
20.
C.S. Lewis
1 point - added 11 years ago by kimmik -
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