1866-1946


English writer, graduated in science at London. Wells turned to writing science fiction with 'The Invisible Man' etc., and sociological novels such as 'Kipps and Mr. Poly'. In 1920 he published 'The Outline of History' and 'The Shape of Things to Come'.

Wells exerted a powerful influence on movements towards change in society, morals and religious beliefs in the early 20th century. www link :
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Wilde, Oscar

1856-1900


Poet and dramatist, born in Dublin, Ireland, educated in Dublin and Oxford. Wilde was celebrated for his wit and flamboyant manner, and became a leading member of the 'art for art's sake' movement.

Oscar Wilde spent two years in prison for homosexual offenses, although he was married and had two children. After his release he spent the rest of his life in Italy, and in Paris where he died.

His major works include the novel 'The Picture of Dorian Gray'; the play 'The Importance of Being Ernest' - his comic masterpiece; and 'The Ballad of Reading Gaol' - a poem reflecting his prison experience.
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Woolf, Virginia

1882-1941



English author, born in London, who made an original contribution to the form of the novel and one of the most distinguished critics of her time.

In 1912 she married Leonard Woolf, with whom she set up the Hogarth Press, which published her books. She wrote essays and biographies and such novels as, 'Mrs Dalloway', 'To the Lighthouse', and 'The Waves', noted for their impressionistic style in which she recorded the 'stream of consciousness'.

After a recurrence of mental illness, she committed suicide by drowning.
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