Writers born in Manchester
28 writers, born between 1692 to 1990.
Novels & literary fiction (10)Historical fiction (6)Fantasy & science fiction (4)Crime, mystery & spy (4)Children’s & young adult (3)
Books from Manchester
- 1912 The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
- 2016 Battlefield 1 by Steven Hall
- 1885 Little Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett
- 1905 A Little Princess by Frances Hodgson Burnett
- 1822 Confessions of an English Opium-Eater by Thomas De Quincey
- 1985 Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit by Jeanette Winterson
- 2010 The Dervish House by Ian McDonald
- 2010 The Finkler Question by Howard Jacobson
- 2014 The Monogram Murders by Sophie Hannah
- 1845 Suspiria de Profundis by Thomas De Quincey
- 2016 Closed Casket by Sophie Hannah
- The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Simon Stephens
Writers
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Frances Hodgson Burnett1849–1924 · English-American playwright and author (1849–1924) -
Thomas De Quincey1785–1859 · British author (1785–1859) -
Jeanette Winterson1959 · English writer -
Howard Jacobson1942 · British author and journalist -
Taylor Caldwell1900–1985 · American novelist (1900-1985) -
Ian McDonald1960 · British science fiction novelist (1960–) -
Rachel Abbott1952 · British author of psychological thrillers -
Gilbert Cannan1884–1955 · British writer (1884–1955) -
Ernest Bramah1868–1942 · English author (1868–1942) -
John Byrom1692–1763 · English poet and inventor of a shorthand system -
Henry James Byron1835–1884 · British writer and theatre manager (1835–1884) -
Isabella Banks1821–1897 · British writer (1821-1897) -
Susan Kay1952 · British writer -
Les Barker1947–2023 · British writer (1947–2023) -
John Rodker1894–1955 · British writer and editor (1894–1955) -
Louis Golding1895–1958 · British writer (1895–1958) -
Jessie Fothergill1851–1891 · British novelist -
Charles Swain1801–1874 · poet (1801-1874) -
Sydney Grundy1848–1914 · British dramatist (1848–1914) -
Victoria Princewill1990 · English novelist (born 1990) -
Peter Carter1929–1999 · British writer of children's books (1929-1999) -
Lawrence Atkinson1875–1931 · British artist (1875-1931) -
Irving Wardle1929–2023 · British theatre critic -
Louisa Baldwin1845–1928 · British novelist and poet
And 4 more, by birth year
- Alison Moore (1971)
- Simon Stephens (1971)
- Sophie Hannah (1971)
- Steven Hall (1975)