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Best Authors of All Time

I thought I would make a list of authors that have written the books that I have read, at least the greats with some up and coming authors that could be great one day.
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Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens
1
Isabel Allende
Isabel Allende
2
Michael Blake
Michael Blake
3
Charlotte Bronte
Charlotte Bronte
4
Harper Lee
Harper Lee
5
Larry McMurty
Larry McMurty
6
Louisa May Alcott
Louisa May Alcott
7
Alexander Dumas
Alexander Dumas
8
Stephen King
Stephen King
9
Margaret Mitchell
Margaret Mitchell
10
Jack London
Jack London
11
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet Beecher Stowe
12
Jean M Auel
Jean M Auel
13
Daphne Du Maurier
Daphne Du Maurier
14
James A. Michener
James A. Michener
15
Jane Austen
Jane Austen
16
Jon Krakauer
Jon Krakauer
17
Kate Morton
Kate Morton
18
John Rawls
John Rawls
19
Agatha Christie
Agatha Christie
20
Leo Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy
21
Margaret George
Margaret George
22
John Steinbeck
John Steinbeck
23
Dan Brown
Dan Brown
24
Wilkie Collins
Wilkie Collins
25
Barbara Kingsolver
Barbara Kingsolver
26
Scott O'Dell
Scott O'Dell
27
E. B. White
E. B. White
28
Sara Gruen
Sara Gruen
29
Victor Hugo (1802-1885)
Victor Hugo (1802-1885)
30
Maeve Binchy
Maeve Binchy
31
Carson McCullers
Carson McCullers
32
Jodi Picoult
Jodi Picoult
33
Frances Hodgson Burnett
Frances Hodgson Burnett
34
Homer
Homer
35
Tim O'Brien
Tim O'Brien
36
Ken Follett
Ken Follett
37
Ken Kesey
Ken Kesey
38
Ian McEwan
Ian McEwan
39
Lois Lowry
Lois Lowry
40
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