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Find out more about the greatest 17th Century Novelists, including Voltaire, Aphra Behn, Samuel Richardson, Ludvig Holberg and Pierre de Marivaux.

Famous 17th Century Novelists

VoltaireVoltaire
21 November 1694, French
Writer
Aphra BehnAphra Behn
10 July 1640, British
Playwright

Samuel RichardsonSamuel Richardson
19 August 1689, British
Writer, Novelist

Francois de La RochefoucauldFrancois de La Rochefoucauld
15 September 1613, French
Author

John LylyJohn Lyly
1553 AD, British
Writer

Madame de La FayetteMadame de La Fayette
18 March 1634, French
Writer
Madame d'AulnoyMadame d'Aulnoy
1651 AD, French
Writer

Ludvig HolbergLudvig Holberg
03 December 1684, Danish, Norwegian
Writer

Ihara SaikakuIhara Saikaku
1642 AD, Japanese
poet, novelist, writer
Madeleine de ScudéryMadeleine de Scudéry
15 November 1607, French
Writer

Hans Jacob Christoph von GrimmelshausenHans Jacob Christoph von Grimmelshausen
1621 AD, German
Author
Pierre de MarivauxPierre de Marivaux
04 February 1688, French
Novelist

Paul ScarronPaul Scarron
04 July 1610, French
Poet

Johann KuhnauJohann Kuhnau
06 April 1660, German
Polymath

Antoine FuretièreAntoine Furetière
28 December 1619, French
Scholar

Alonso Fernández de AvellanedaAlonso Fernández de Avellaneda
Spanish
Critic
James HowellJames Howell
1594 AD, British
Historian

Théophile de ViauThéophile de Viau
1590 AD, French
Poet

Alain-René LesageAlain-René Lesage
06 May 1668, French
Novelist

Claudine-Alexandrine Guérin de TencinClaudine-Alexandrine Guérin de Tencin
27 April 1682, French
Author
Honoré d' UrféHonoré d' Urfé
11 February 1568, French
Author

Honoré d' UrféHonoré d' Urfé
11 February 1568, French
Novelist
Gabriel HarveyGabriel Harvey
1552 AD, British
Writer

Francis MeresFrancis Meres
30 November 1565, British
Author

Mateo AlemánMateo Alemán
31 August 1547, Spanish
Novelist
Thomas DeloneyThomas Deloney
1543 AD, British
Novelist

John BarclayJohn Barclay
28 January 1582, Scottish
Writer
Nicholas BretonNicholas Breton
1545 AD, British
Poet

Tristan l'HermiteTristan l'Hermite
1601 AD, French
Dramatist

Luis Vélez de GuevaraLuis Vélez de Guevara
01 August 1579, Spanish
Dramatist
Gauthier de Costes, seigneur de la CalprenèdeGauthier de Costes, seigneur de la Calprenède
1609 AD, French
Novelist

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Gabriel de GuilleraguesGabriel de Guilleragues
18 November 1628, French
Politician
Justus van EffenJustus van Effen
21 February 1684, Dutch
Writer

Ginés Pérez de HitaGinés Pérez de Hita
1544 AD, Spanish
Novelist

Hendrik Laurenszoon SpiegelHendrik Laurenszoon Spiegel
11 March 1549, Dutch
Writer

Alonso de Castillo SolorzanoAlonso de Castillo Solorzano
01 October 1584, Spanish
Writer
Jón Magnússon þumlungurJón Magnússon þumlungur
1610 AD, Icelander
Author
Gonzalo de Céspedes y MenesesGonzalo de Céspedes y Meneses
1585 AD, Spanish
Novelist

John GailhardJohn Gailhard
British
Author