RESEARCH WORK ON TOPIC «BRITISH LITERATURE: FAMOUS FAСES» Student: Kate Smirnova School: 119 Sankt-Petersburg Form: 11 b Assisting teacher: Tarasova R. D.

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Introduction Why have I chosen this topic? How have I made

Introduction

Why have I chosen this topic?
How have I made the list

of selected writers?
Which information about writers is the most important?
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William Shakespeare William Shakespeare (1564E—April 23, 1616, Stratford-upon-Avon) English poet, dramatist,

William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare (1564E—April 23, 1616, Stratford-upon-Avon) English poet, dramatist, and

actor, often called the English national poet and considered by many to be the greatest dramatist of all time.
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Walter Scott Scott, Sir Walter, 1771-1832, Scottish novelist and poet, b.

Walter Scott

Scott, Sir Walter, 1771-1832, Scottish novelist and poet, b. Edinburgh.

He is considered the father of both the regional and the historical novel.
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Charles Dickens The most famous author of Victorian era is Charles

Charles Dickens

The most famous author of Victorian era is Charles Dickens

(1812-1870). His aim was to touch peoples’ hearts with sight of suffering, but he didn’t want to awaken hatred or call for popular uprising.
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Oscar Wilde Oscar Wilde (1854-1900), judge of beauty and humour, was

Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde (1854-1900), judge of beauty and humour, was

an Irish writer and poet. His mannered, dramatic and critical genius, his conversation, and his personal life have become the subject of legend. He is still one of the best-known British writers on the Continent.
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Agatha Christie Agatha Christie (1890 - 1976) was a British crime

Agatha Christie

Agatha Christie (1890 - 1976) was a British crime writer

of novels, short stories, and plays. Her detective stories are exciting and her sense of humour charms readers – this is secret of her such a big popularity.
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Joanne Katheline Rowling Joanne Rowling (1965), English writer, author of novels

Joanne Katheline Rowling

Joanne Rowling (1965), English writer, author of novels about

Harry Potter, which were translated into 65 languages and sold in number of 400 million copies. It is not known, if her works stays in history equally the greatest writers, but she has already left her trace in history and it’s undoubtedly.