Virgil
Ancient Roman poet of the Augustan period
Voltaire
French Enlightenment writer, historian, and philosopher famous for his wit, his criticism of Christianityespecially the Roman Catholic Churchas well as his advocacy of freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and separation of church and state
Elizabeth von Arnim
Set in Germany
Kurt Vonnegut
American writer
Susan Vreeland
American author
D. J. Waldie
American essayist, memoirist, translator, and editor who also is the former Deputy City Manager of Lakewood, California
Alice Walker
American novelist, short story writer, poet, and social activist
Izaak Walton
English writer
Jo Walton
Welsh-Canadian fantasy and science fiction writer and poet
Sylvia Townsend Warner
English novelist, poet and musicologist, known for works such as Lolly Willowes, Whether a Dove or a Seagull, and After the Death of Don Juan.