Jane Austen was an English novelist whose works of romantic fiction, set among the landed gentry, earned her a place as one of the most widely read writers in English literature.
Thomas Hardy was an English novelist and poet whose works, set in rural England, explore the complexities of human nature and societal constraints.
Mikhail Lermontov was a Russian Romantic writer and poet, renowned for his influential works such as 'A Hero of Our Time' and his untimely death in a duel.