Joseph Rawson Lumby (1831–1895) was an English cleric, academic and author and divine, Norrisian Professor of Divinity from 1879 and then Lady Margaret's Professor of Divinity from 1892.
Joseph Smith Fletcher was an English journalist and author. He wrote more than 230 books on a wide variety of subjects, both fiction and non-fiction, and was one of the most prolific English writers of detective fiction.
Joseph Smeaton Chase was an English-born American author, traveler, and photographer. He has become an integral part of California literature: revered for his poignant descriptions of California landscapes. An Englishman who toured the Santa Rosa and San Jacinto mountains in 1915 with his burro, Mesquit, Chase published poetic diary entries detailing his escapades through the Sierra Nevada mountains and California desert.
Jaakko Juteini oli suomalainen kansallismielinen kirjailija ja valistusmies. Hän oli suomenkielisen kansallisromanttisen kaunokirjallisuuden uranuurtaja, joka korosti teoksissaan Suomen kansaa ja suomen kieltä. Hattulan kunnankirjasto on nimetty hänen kunniakseen Juteini-taloksi, ja sen eteen siirrettiin ennen Parolan terveyskeskuksen edessä seissyt näköispatsas, jonka jalustassa ovat Juteinin kuuluisimmat sanat: ”Arvon mekin ansaitsemme.”
Jacinto Benavente (Madrid, 12 de agosto de 1866-Madrid, 14 de julio de 1954) fue un dramaturgo, director, guionista y productor de cine español. Prolífico autor teatral, en 1922 fue galardonado con el Premio Nobel de Literatura.
John Griffith Chaney, better known as Jack London, was an American novelist, journalist and activist. A pioneer of commercial fiction and American magazines, he was one of the first American authors to become an international celebrity and earn a large fortune from writing. He was also an innovator in the genre that would later become known as science fiction.
Jack London, all'anagrafe John Griffith Chaney London, è stato uno scrittore, giornalista e drammaturgo statunitense, noto per romanzi come Il richiamo della foresta, Martin Eden, Zanna Bianca, Il tallone di ferro, Il vagabondo delle stelle, Il lupo dei mari e La peste scarlatta.
Jack London on käännetyimpiä yhdysvaltalaisia kirjailijoita. Yhteiskuntakritiikki ja sosialismi yhdistyivät Londonin teoksissa seikkailunhaluun, karuun elämään ja yksilöllisyyteen. Aiheena oli usein elämä erämaissa ja merellä.
