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== The Best == | == The Best == | ||
| − | *[[George Orwell]] (d. 1950), who became a [[conservative]] in his | + | *[[George Orwell]] (d. 1950), who became a [[conservative]] in his Middle Ages and yet [[liberals]] continued to promote him |
*[[Pat Buchanan]], a speechwriter for [[Richard Nixon]] and the author of numerous books | *[[Pat Buchanan]], a speechwriter for [[Richard Nixon]] and the author of numerous books | ||
*George Gilder, author of ''Wealth and Poverty'' and many additional books on free enterprise.<ref>http://www.gilder.com/</ref> | *George Gilder, author of ''Wealth and Poverty'' and many additional books on free enterprise.<ref>http://www.gilder.com/</ref> | ||
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*[[Rudyard Kipling]] (d. 1936), author, journalist, and poet. | *[[Rudyard Kipling]] (d. 1936), author, journalist, and poet. | ||
*[[Margaret Mitchell]] (d. 1949), author, journalist | *[[Margaret Mitchell]] (d. 1949), author, journalist | ||
| − | *[[Fyodor Dostoyevsky]] (d. 1881), | + | *[[Fyodor Dostoyevsky]] (d. 1881), author of ''Crime and Punishment'', ''The Idiot'' and several other masterpieces of psychological insight. |
| + | *[[Jane Austen]] (d. 1817), author of six major English novels including ''Pride and Prejudice'', ''Sense and Sensibility'', and ''Persuasion''. | ||
*[[Phyllis Schlafly]] (d. 2016), author of ''A Choice Not an Echo'' and many other books against the [[Establishment]] | *[[Phyllis Schlafly]] (d. 2016), author of ''A Choice Not an Echo'' and many other books against the [[Establishment]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:11, August 9, 2021
Greatest Conservative Writers is a Hall of Fame to recognize what students in school never learn: that the finest writing is often conservative rather than liberal. Here is a growing list, along with a section for debatable candidates:
The Best
- George Orwell (d. 1950), who became a conservative in his Middle Ages and yet liberals continued to promote him
- Pat Buchanan, a speechwriter for Richard Nixon and the author of numerous books
- George Gilder, author of Wealth and Poverty and many additional books on free enterprise.[1]
- Ann Coulter, columnist, book author, and speaker
- Winston Churchill (d. 1965), statesman and writer
- J.R.R. Tolkien (d. 1973), author, poet, and scholar[2]
- C.S. Lewis (d. 1963), author of The Chronicles of Narnia and many other books with Christian allegories.
- Stephen Crane (d. 1900), author and poet.
- Geoffrey Chaucer (d. 1400), author of The Canterbury Tales.
- Mary Shelley (d. 1851), best known for being the author of Frankenstein.
- Bram Stoker (d. 1912), best known for being the author of Dracula.
- Rudyard Kipling (d. 1936), author, journalist, and poet.
- Margaret Mitchell (d. 1949), author, journalist
- Fyodor Dostoyevsky (d. 1881), author of Crime and Punishment, The Idiot and several other masterpieces of psychological insight.
- Jane Austen (d. 1817), author of six major English novels including Pride and Prejudice, Sense and Sensibility, and Persuasion.
- Phyllis Schlafly (d. 2016), author of A Choice Not an Echo and many other books against the Establishment
Arguably Conservative
- F. Scott Fitzgerald (d. 1940), whose greatest novel The Great Gatsby is arguably conservative.