This document provides summaries of several famous authors. It discusses William Shakespeare, the renowned English playwright who wrote 38 plays and 154 sonnets between 1589 and 1613. It also mentions Jane Austen, the beloved English novelist known for her romantic fiction set among the gentry. Additionally, it outlines Mark Twain, the iconic American humorist and author best known for Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer. Finally, it briefly summarizes J.K. Rowling, the creator of the blockbuster Harry Potter series, and Dan Brown, the thriller novelist famous for The Da Vinci Code.

1. World’s Greatest
Writers…

3. William Shakespeare…
• English poet and playwright.
• Stratford-upon-Avon in England.
• Lord Chamberlain’s Men in London.
• 38 plays,154 sonnets and numerous
poems.
• 1589 and 1613.

4. Works…
• Plays published in The First Folio.
• Comedies, romance, histories and
tragedies.
• First play- Henry VI (Love’s labour lost)
• To name a few…
– Midsummer night’s dream
– Romeo and Juliet
– Macbeth
• Reputation heightened in the 19th century.

5. ‘All the world’s a stage,
And all the men and womenmerelyplayers;
They have their exits and their entrances,
And one man in his time plays many parts’

6. JANE AUSTEN
• Jane Austen (16 December 1775 – 18 July
1817) was an English novelist whose works of
romantic fiction set among the gentry have
earned her a place as one of the most widely
read and most beloved writers in English
literature.
• Amongst scholars and critics, Austen's realism
and biting social commentary have cemented
her historical importance as a writer.

7. EARLY WORKS
• In 1793, Austen began and then abandoned a
short play, later entitled Sir Charles Grandison or
the happy Man, a comedy in 6 acts, which she
returned to and completed around 1800.
• This was a short parody of various school
textbook abridgments of Austen's favourite
contemporary novel, The History of Sir Charles
Grandison (1753), by Samuel Richardson.[46]
Honan speculates that at some point not long
after writing Love and Freindship.

8. Mark Twain…
• Samuel Langhorne Clemens.
• Genre: Fiction, travels, social
commentary, children’s literature.
• American author and humourist.
• Light, humourous verse .
• Evolved into the noted satire and
hypocrisy.

9. Works…
• Major
publications
– The
Adventures
of
Huckleberry
Finn
– Tom
Sawyer
– The Prince
and the
Pauper.
• Used different pen-
names like ‘Josh’ and
‘Thomas Jefferson
Snodgrass’
• Origin of the pen-name
‘Mark Twain’ :
• Mississippi riverboats
• ‘Fathom’ unit of depth
• Riverboat man's cry
‘Mark Twain’

10. J.K.Rowling
• Joanne ‘Jo’
Murray(31 JULY
1965)
• British novelist
• ‘Harry Potter’ series
most successful
fantasy of all times

11. • Delayed train journey from Manchester to
London
• “Harry just strolled into my head fully
formed.”
• Potter originally rejected by 12 publishing
companies
• Finally published by Bloomsbury
• Rowling best known
for her ‘rags-to-riches’
story
•Born in England, loved
fantasy since childhood
•Wrote stories and
read them to her sister

12. The Success Story…
• 1st person to become a U.S dollar
billionaire by writing books
• 2nd richest female entertainer
• Légion d’honneur by French President
Nicolas Sarkozy.
• Charity work- One Parent Families
,Volant Charitable Trust,Multiple
Sclerosis society etc.
• The most notable success story.

13. INTRODUCTION
• Dan Brown (born June 22,
1964) is an American author
of thriller fiction, best
known for the 2003
bestselling novel, The Da
Vinci Code. Brown's novels,
which are treasure hunts set
in a 24-hour time period.
• Dan Brown was born and
raised in Exeter, New
Hampshire, USA, the eldest
of three children. Brown
grew up on the campus of
Phillips Exeter Academy.

14. Dan Brown
• American novelist.
• Genres: Thriller fiction, ancient mysteries
and conspiracies.
• Graduated from Phillips Exeter University
and spent a year abroad to study History in
the University of Seville.
• Got inspired by Sidney Sheldon’s ‘The
Doomsday Conspiracy’

15. FAMOUS NOVELS
 THE DA VINCI CODE:
The Da Vinci Code is a 2003 mystery-detective fiction novel written
by American author Dan Brown. It follows symbologist Robert
Langdon and Sophie Neveu as they investigate a murder in Paris's
Louvre Museum and discover a battle between the Priory of Sion
and Opus Dei over the possibility of Jesus Christ of Nazareth
having been married to Mary Magdalene.
ANGELS AND DEMONS:
Angels & Demons is a 2000 bestselling mystery-thriller novel written by
American author Dan Brown and published by Pocket Books. It revolves around
the quest of fictional Harvard University symbologist Robert Langdon to
uncover the mysteries of a secret society called the Illuminati and to unravel a
plot to annihilate Vatican City using destructive antimatter. The book uses the
idea of a historical conflict between science and religion, particularly that
between the Illuminati and the Roman Catholic Church.

16. Works…
• Novels featuring Robert Langdon as the lead
character.
• Based on historical themes and Christianity.
• 24-hour treasure-hunts involving on
cryptography,keys,symbols,codes,ancient societies
etc.
• Translated into over 40 languages and sold 80
million copies world-wide.
• Other novels:Digital fortress , Deception point,The
Lost Symbol
• Created controversies due to historical themes and
Christianity as recurring motifs