The authors, A to Z
Authors whose surname starts with J
13 authors · every book free in PDF & EPUB
❦ Sorted by surname, the librarian's way — that's why Henry James lives here under J, not under H.
Harriet Jacobs
1813–1897 · United States
Testimony of enslavement, resistance, and family that centers women’s experience with courage.
Joseph Jacobs
1854–1916 · Australia – United Kingdom
Classic fairy tale collections with bright retellings, careful notes, and cultural context.
W. W. Jacobs
1863–1943 · United Kingdom
Sea salt humor and sharp twists; everyday voices that spring the trap cleanly.
Jens Peter Jacobsen
1847–1885 · Denmark
Naturalist lyric and psychological candor; science trained prose with quiet fire.
Henry James
1843–1916 · United States – United Kingdom
Precision about perception, motive, and the price of choice across borders.
M. R. James
1862–1936 · United Kingdom
Quietly devastating ghost stories where scholarship meets dread.
Thomas Jefferson
1743–1826 · United States
Founding era prose on liberty, science, and civic design; letters and laws with lasting voice.
Jerome K. Jerome
1859–1927 · United Kingdom
Travel mischief and timing that deliver durable clean laughter.
Sarah Orne Jewett
1849–1909 · United States
Regional realism of Maine; quiet attention to community, work, nature, and women with clear compassion.
James Weldon Johnson
1871–1938 · United States
Poetry and prose of the Harlem Renaissance; voice, pride, and music in public.
Ben Jonson
1572–1637 · United Kingdom
City comedies and satire of greed and pose built with classical craft and tough wit.
James Joyce
1882–1941 · Ireland
Everyday life made luminous through precise sound, attention, and experiment.
An author worth discovering
Joseph Jacobs
Classic fairy tale collections with bright retellings, careful notes, and cultural context.
Jean Jules Jusserand
1855–1932 · France
Elegant history and criticism from a diplomat observer who makes past voices immediate.
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