2006-06-20 12:10:16 · 25 answers · asked by Ellie B 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
I have to ask a question to deal with your question!
In what way do you want us to measure success?
If its by money earned its JK Rowling
If its sheer weight of titles A Christie is in there.
If how long they lasted Dickens is in with a chance
2006-06-20 12:30:18 · answer #1 · answered by SouthOckendon 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
J. R. R. Tolkien was probably the most successful writer of the last century, in the 1990's Terry Pratchett was the most popular British writer until he was overtaken by J. K. Rowling. All of these people though are fantasy writers, and not strictly novelists. The most successful novelists, supposedly, are Jeffrey Archer (amazingly enough) and Jilly Cooper. Personally I have never read either of these.
2006-06-24 00:17:37 · answer #2 · answered by pirateladjim 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Agatha Christie is the most widely published author of all time and in any language, outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare.. In all, her books have sold over a billion copies, Yes, a billion. See the Agatha Christie website or her publishing information at HarperCollins or the Guinness Book of Records.
2006-06-23 10:26:12 · answer #3 · answered by Alan S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You used the note youthful, so as that regulations out Anthony Horowitz. That leaves? a million) Mark A Cooper author of Fledgling Jason Steed. Its between the most proper books I easily have study. Its his first e book and already has a movie deal. 2) Joe Craig author of the Jimmy Coates sequence. he's the cousin of Daniel Craig the Bond actor, he's youthful and received many awards for his books.
2016-11-15 01:09:49 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Either Agatha Christie or JK Rowling
2006-06-20 12:13:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Agatha Christie all the way. JK Rowling is a bad joke, not an author and she can't compare herself to great Agatha, never in a million years.
2006-06-27 10:36:07 · answer #6 · answered by La 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If by successful you mean rich it's definitely JK Rowling because she simply sold so many more books than anyone else. This is no reflection of the quality of her writing.
2006-06-21 00:54:45 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
JKRowling is the most successful this decade.
Enid Blyton was the most successful of the twentieth century.
I'm not sure who the most successful novelist is ever...
2006-06-20 21:35:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
JK Rowling
2006-06-20 14:48:28 · answer #9 · answered by evy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
JK Rowling
2006-06-20 13:28:04 · answer #10 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋