The authors, A to Z
Authors whose surname starts with M
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❦ Sorted by surname, the librarian's way — that's why Lucy Maud Montgomery lives here under M, not under L.
Niccolò Machiavelli
1469–1527 · Italy
Clear eyed analysis of power, institutions, and risk without moral fog.
Harold Steele Mackaye
1866–1928 · United States
Theater craft, pageantry, and narrative experiments from a family of stage innovators.
Katherine MacLean
1925–2019 · United States
Science fiction with a biologist's eye; first-contact logic and human blind spots.
Thomas Malory
1415–1471 · United Kingdom
Arthurian lives gathered into one strong current of honor, love, and loss.
Thomas Mann
1875–1955 · Germany – United States
Irony myth and psychology in disciplined prose; family art and conscience under pressure.
Katherine Mansfield
1888–1923 · New Zealand
The modernist short story at its finest; whole lives caught in a single afternoon.
Marcus Aurelius
121–180 · Italy
Stoic practice for attention, duty, and calm in chaotic conditions.
Frederick Marryat
1792–1848 · United Kingdom
Sea stories with authentic naval skill, brisk humor, and clean pacing.
Karl Marx
1818–1883 · Germany
Capital history and critique; a framework for thinking about structure and change.
Somerset Maugham
1874–1965 · United Kingdom
Clean prose and cool insight; stories of desire work travel and cost.
Guy de Maupassant
1850–1893 · France
Short fiction with exact observation, irony, and human limits.
George Barr McCutcheon
1866–1928 · United States
Light capers and romances with brisk plots, bright tone, and media savvy.
An author worth discovering
Frederick Marryat
Sea stories with authentic naval skill, brisk humor, and clean pacing.
John T. McIntyre
1871–1951 · United States
Lean crime and city tales; blue collar streets, quick dialogue, and practical suspense.
Claude McKay
1889–1948 · Jamaica – United States
Harlem Renaissance fire in sonnet form; exile, pride, and defiance made lyric.
Herman Melville
1819–1891 · United States
Sea, symbol, and obsession joined to democracy, risk, and doubt.
John Stuart Mill
1806–1873 · United Kingdom
Liberal philosopher of liberty and logic; tests power, rights, and education with calm force.
A. A. Milne
1882–1956 · United Kingdom
Gentle humor and tender wisdom for children and adults in clean, musical prose.
John Milton
1608–1674 · United Kingdom
Epic and argument together; freedom duty and loss in mighty music.
S. M. Mitra
1856–1925 · India
Observant writing on India travel and society across cultures; calm voice and detail.
Lucy Maud Montgomery
1874–1942 · Canada
Wit, community, and the happiness of making a life from limits and place.
Clement Clarke Moore
1779–1863 · United States
The Christmas poem that shaped a holiday image; memorably musical and family friendly.
George Moore
1852–1933 · Ireland
Naturalist candor about art, faith, and desire in a changing society.
Thomas More
1478–1535 · United Kingdom
Utopia as a question; law work and fairness tested by design not wish.
William Morris
1834–1896 · United Kingdom
Arts and Crafts vision; beauty, fairness, and work joined in story and design.
Arthur Morrison
1863–1945 · United Kingdom
East End realism and early detective craft with urban grit and clarity.
Henri Murger
1822–1861 · France
Bohemian sketches that shaped the modern myth of artists, rent, and rooms under the roof.
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