Who are the authors of the greatest modern novels?

Daphne du Maurier wrote 'Rebecca'. Shirley Jackson is the author of 'The Haunting of Hill House'. And Sarah Waters wrote 'The Little Stranger'.

Authors like Jane Austen for 'Pride and Prejudice', Harper Lee for 'To Kill a Mockingbird', and George Orwell for '1984' are among those who wrote some of the greatest novels. Austen's work is known for its sharp social commentary and charming characters. Lee's novel is a powerful exploration of race relations in the American South. Orwell's work is a cautionary tale about a future gone wrong.

There are many well - known authors. Virginia Woolf is there with her works. James Joyce too. Ernest Hemingway is also represented, with novels like 'The Sun Also Rises'. F. Scott Fitzgerald with 'The Great Gatsby' is among them.

Authors of these novels include Jane Austen, who wrote 'Pride and Prejudice'. Charles Dickens is also among them, known for works like 'Oliver Twist'. And George Orwell, the man behind '1984'.

For 'Dracula', the author is Bram Stoker. Mary Shelley wrote 'Frankenstein'. Horace Walpole is the author of 'The Castle of Otranto'.

Gillian Flynn is the author of 'Gone Girl', which is a highly suspenseful novel. Her writing style creates a lot of tension and mystery. Another well - known author is Stieg Larsson, who wrote 'The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo'. His books are known for their complex and suspenseful plots.

Well, Herman Melville is the author of 'Moby - Dick', a great adventure novel. Daniel Defoe wrote 'Robinson Crusoe'. Mark Twain is the author behind 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'. All of them are important authors in the adventure novel genre.

Jonathan Swift is the author of 'Gulliver's Travels' and 'A Modest Proposal', two very important satire novels. George Orwell wrote 'Animal Farm', which is a powerful satire of totalitarianism. And Joseph Heller is the author of 'Catch - 22', a great satire of war - related bureaucracy.

Arthur Conan Doyle is an author of some of the greatest mystery novels, as his Sherlock Holmes stories are iconic. His detailed descriptions of Victorian London and Holmes' deductive reasoning skills are highly praised.

Dante Alighieri wrote 'The Divine Comedy'. His work is deeply influenced by his religious beliefs and his view of the afterlife. John Milton is the author of 'Paradise Lost'. Milton was an English poet who used his work to explore theological and moral concepts.