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novelist

[nov-uh-list] / ˈnɒv ə lɪst /


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Previous banknotes have pictured other national figures including novelist Charles Dickens, physicist and chemist Michael Faraday, composer Edward Elgar, nurse Florence Nightingale and architect Christopher Wren.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

The historian who writes about decline and fall will dwell on the misdeeds of statesmen; the novelist focuses on family.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

I’m a novelist and a journalist, so Sharon trusted my taste in writing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Hornby was one of three judges, alongside BBC journalist Reeta Chakrabarti and novelist and TV drama Victoria's creator Daisy Goodwin.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2026

But Wilfrid Sheed, an American novelist and essayist, penned a comment just before the match ended that many would later regard as prescient.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady