Discover the British female essayists who have made significant contribution to their field. This list is loosely sorted by popularity and includes many great British female essayists, such as Jhumpa Lahiri, Amy Levy, Zadie Smith, Dorothy L. Sayers and Hilary Mantel.

British Female Essayists

Jhumpa LahiriJhumpa Lahiri
11 July 1967, British, American
Writer
Amy LevyAmy Levy
10 November 1861, British
Poet, Novelist, Essayist

Hilary MantelHilary Mantel
06 July 1952, British
Writer, Novelist, Essayist, Film critic, Poet

Zadie SmithZadie Smith
25 October 1975, British
Writer, Novelist, Essayist

Jean RhysJean Rhys
24 August 1890, Dominican, British
Writer

Harriet MartineauHarriet Martineau
12 June 1802, British
Linguist, Journalist, Economist, Historian,
Hannah MoreHannah More
02 February 1745, British
Writer, Poet, Essayist

Vernon LeeVernon Lee
14 October 1856, French, British
Writer

Elizabeth MontaguElizabeth Montagu
02 October 1718, British
Critic
Brigid BrophyBrigid Brophy
12 June 1929, British
Novelist

Alice MeynellAlice Meynell
11 October 1847, British
Writer
Grace AguilarGrace Aguilar
02 June 1816, British
Novelist

Anne Douglas SedgwickAnne Douglas Sedgwick
28 March 1873, British
Writer

Anna Letitia BarbauldAnna Letitia Barbauld
20 June 1743, British
Poet