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  George Orwell

  Eric Arthur Blair (25 June 1903 – 21 January 1950), better known by his pen name George Orwell, was an English author. George Orwell is renowned as a master of plain ...

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  Pros: Thought provoking. Cons: Bit of a downer, shows very clearly how humanity itself ...
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  Mark Twain

  Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known by the pen name Mark Twain, was an American author and humorist. Twain is most noted for his novels Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, which has ...

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  Oscar Wilde

  Oscar Fingal O'Flahertie Wills Wilde was an Irish playwright, poet and author of numerous short stories and one novel. Known for his biting wit, he became one of the ...

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  J. R. R. Tolkien

  John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (1892-1973) was a major scholar of the English language, specializing in Old and Middle English. Twice Professor of Anglo-Saxon (Old English) at the University of Oxford ...

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  Cons: 20 page descriptions of nothing.
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  Kurt Vonnegut

  Kurt Vonnegut (1922-2007) was an American author noted for his pessimistic and satirical novels. Most readers interested in the fantastic in literature are familiar with Vonnegut, particularly for his uses ...

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  Pros: Funniest author I have ever read, while still delivering a strong message.
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  Graham Greene

  Graham Greene (2 October 1904 – 3 April 1991) was an English author, playwright and literary critic. His works explore the ambivalent moral and political issues of the modern world.
  
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  Roald Dahl

  Roald Dahl, 13 September 1916 – 23 November 1990) was a British novelist, short story writer, and screenwriter.
  
  Born in Wales to Norwegian parents, Dahl served in the Royal Air Force ...

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  Pros: Very imaginative
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  Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

  Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle, DL (22 May 1859 – 7 July 1930) was a Scottish physician and writer, most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, which are ...

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  Pros: I love the Sherlock Holmes stories. He has a very easy-to-read style of writing. Cons: I have yet to read Professor Challenger.
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  J. D. Salinger

  J.D. Salinger was born in New York City on January 1, 1919. Salinger is known for works about sensitive, articulate young people and for his skill in capturing the ...

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  Pros: frannie and zooey is my personal favorite. his description of his characters' internal commentary, and self-analysis ... Cons: sadly, he hasn't published in a very, very long time.
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  Lewis Carroll

  Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (27 January 1832 – 14 January 1898), better known by the pen name Lewis Carroll, was an English author, mathematician, logician, Anglican deacon and photographer. His most famous ...

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