British writers

Match the biography with the writer. He was born in Stradford-upon -Avon. He wrote more than 37 plays for the theatre, including Romeo and Juliet. He was an actor in many of his plays. He also wrote sonets. People sometimes call her the “Queen of Crime” because she wrote more than 80 detective novels, such as Murder on the Orient Express. She also wrote plays and short stories. He was a doctor but he wrote novels and short stories in his free time. His most famous character was a brilliant detective named Sherlock Holmes. She started writing stories for her family and friends when she was only 15. Later, she wrote six romantic novels, including Emma and Sense ans Sensibility. He was born in Edinburgh in Scotland. His first novel was a story about pirates, called Treasure Island. He also created the character of Doctor Jekyll and Mr Hyde. She wrote many children’s books, with animal characters like Peter Rabbit and Tom Kitten. She drew all of the illustrations for her stories. He was a novelist, journalist, editor, illustrator and social commentator. He wrote classic novels as Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol, David Copperfield and Great Expectations. She was born in London in 1882 and died in 1941. She is considered one of the most important modernist 20th century author. She wrote Mrs Dalloway, To the Lighthouse and The waves. Correct the sentences. 1. Agatha Christie was most famous for her children’s story. Detective novels2. Conan Doyle created Doctor Jekyll.Sherlock Holmes3. Shakespeare was born in Edinburgh. Stratford-upon-Avon4. Jane Austen illustrated her own books. Beatrix Potter5. Sense and Sensibility is a mystery novel. Romantic6. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was a social commentator too. Charles Dickens7. Virginia Woolf was born in 1941. 1882OUP