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Clayden, Peter WilliamPeter William Clayden (1827–1902); journalist and author.
Caine, Thomas Henry HallSir (Thomas Henry) Hall Caine (1853–1931); novelist.
Bryce, JamesJames Bryce, Viscount Bryce (1838–1922); jurist, historian and politician.
Maxwell, Mary Elizabeth BraddonMary Elizabeth Braddon Maxwell (1835–1915); novelist.
Bowen, Herbert CourthopeHerbert Courthope Bowen (1848–1909); educator.
Bonney, Thomas GeorgeThomas George Bonney (1833–1923); geologist.
Birrell, AugustineAugustine Birrell (1850–1933); politician and author.
Barrie, James MatthewSir J. M. Barrie, baronet (1860–1937); playwright and novelist.
Lubbock, JohnJohn Lubbock, first Baron Avebury (1834–1913); banker, politician and scientific writer.
Austin, AlfredAlfred Austin (1835–1913); poet.
Arnold, EdwinSir Edwin Arnold (1832–1904); poet and journalist.
Anson, William ReynellSir William Reynell Anson, third baronet (1843–1914); politician and college head.
The Society of Authors Prospectus (1912)A prospectus providing an overview of the benefits of joining the Society of Authors.
The Pen and the Book (1899)A guide for young writers written by Walter Besant, including chapters on the cost of production, methods of publishing, copyright, and choosing…
The Society of Authors: A Record of Its Action from Its Foundation (1893)A brief history of the Society from its foundation to 1892 by Walter Besant. Delivered as a lecture at the Annual Meeting of the Society, 17 December…
Literature and the Pension List: An Investigation Conducted for the Committee of the Incorporated Society of Authors (1889)An analysis of the annual Pension List, from the first Resolution of the House to 1889, by William Morris Colles. Reprints all of the official lists…
White, PercyPercy White (1852–1938); journalist and author.
Storr, FrancisFrancis Storr (1839–1919); classicist.
Sprigge, Samuel SquireSir (Samuel) Squire Sprigge (1860–1937); medical editor and author.
Shaw, George BernardGeorge Bernard Shaw (1856–1950); playwright and polemicist.