Writers in Isle of Wight
The atlas holds 5 people and 10 moments here, from 1783 to 1890. The most recorded lives are Jane Austen, Charles Darwin and Charles Dickens.
Notable people
Jane Austen
from 1783 to 1807
4 moments here
English novelist Jane Austen spent her life in southern England, principally in Hampshire, Bath, Southampton, Chawton, and Winchester.…
Charles Darwin
from 1837 to 1846
2 moments here
English naturalist, geologist, and biologist whose observations during the global voyage of HMS Beagle and subsequent research led to his theory of…
Charles Dickens
from 1812 to 1849
2 moments here
English novelist, journalist, editor, social reformer, actor and celebrated public reader. This chronology traces documented residences, workplaces,…
Mahatma Gandhi
in 1890
1 moment here
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, political ethicist, and leader of mass nonviolent resistance.…
Rudyard Kipling
in 1871
1 moment here
English journalist, novelist, poet, and short-story writer. Born in Bombay, Kipling spent his childhood in India and England, worked as a journalist…
Moments
- 1783 Illness while schooling in Southampton Jane Austen
- 1793 Visit to Southampton cousins Jane Austen
- 1806 Move to Southampton lodgings Jane Austen
- 1807 Castle Square residence Jane Austen
- 1812 Born at Mile End Terrace Charles Dickens
- 1837 Visits William Darwin Fox Charles Darwin
- 1846 Attends British Association at Southampton Charles Darwin
- 1849 Summers at Bonchurch Charles Dickens
- 1871 Boarding residence at Lorne Lodge Rudyard Kipling
- 1890 Meets vegetarians on the Isle of Wight Mahatma Gandhi