The authors, A to Z
Authors whose surname starts with A
19 authors · every book free in PDF & EPUB
❦ Sorted by surname, the librarian's way — that's why Jane Austen lives here under A, not under J.
Edwin Abbott Abbott
1838–1926 · United Kingdom
Geometric satire and social thought; dimensions used to test class and dogma.
Jacob Abbott
1803–1879 · United States
Clear didactic tales and biographies that teach curiosity, travel, and practical virtue to young readers.
Andy Adams
1859–1935 · United States
Plainspoken Westerns about work, trail life, and crews that hold together.
Aesop
-620–-564 · Greece
Portable wisdom in short tales; clear images that teach economy, wit, and care.
Louisa May Alcott
1832–1888 · United States
Warm realism of work, art, and family where growth is active and kindness has backbone.
Dante Alighieri
1265–1321 · Italy
Epic vision of justice, love, and language that shaped moral imagination across Europe.
James Allen
1864–1912 · United Kingdom
Concise philosophy of character, habit, and responsibility that many still quote.
Hans Christian Andersen
1805–1875 · Denmark
Fairy tales with clean emotion, irony, and the courage to be tender.
Karen Anderson
1932–2018 · United States
Light-footed fantasy and verse from science fiction's golden circle.
Sherwood Anderson
1876–1941 · United States
Modern short stories of small towns; quiet shocks and tender accuracy.
Roy Chapman Andrews
1884–1960 · United States
Field reports of exploration; deserts, fossils, and risk told with brisk clarity.
Thomas Aquinas
1225–1274 · Italy
Reason and theology woven; law, virtue, and metaphysics in disciplined argument.
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Sherwood Anderson
Modern short stories of small towns; quiet shocks and tender accuracy.
Aristophanes
-446–-386 · Greece
Comic attack on fashion and power; chorus, satire, and civic laughter at full strength.
Aristotle
-384–-322 · Greece
System builder across logic, ethics, politics, biology, and art; clear terms for hard talk.
Elizabeth von Arnim
1866–1941 · United Kingdom
Comedy of place and renewal; friendship and gardens repair modern nerves.
William Walker Atkinson
1862–1932 · United States
Early self help on attention, habit, and mental discipline delivered in brisk lessons.
Saint Augustine of Hippo
354–430 · Algeria
Confession and philosophy joined; memory, will, and grace in living prose.
Jane Austen
1775–1817 · United Kingdom
Sharp and witty portraits of love, money, and choice in Regency England.
Anna Katharine Green
1846–1935
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