Alexandre Dumas (1802-1879) was a widely celebrated French author, member of the Académie Française, recipient of the Legion of Honour, and famous for 'The Three Musketeers'. A British actress and author, Florence Marryat's (1833-1899) work spans 'Love's Conflict', 'Her Father's Name', 'There is No Death', and 'The Blood of the Vampire'. Guy de Maupassant (1850-1893) was a French author and representative of the literary movement 'Naturalism'. His first published story, 'Boule de Suif', remains his most celebrated work today. Frank Powell (1845-1906) was an American author, celebrated for his widely successful science-fiction novel 'The Wolf-Men'. Marie de France (1160-1215) is the earliest known French female poet, famous for her 12 poems known as 'lais'. Catherine Crow (1803-1876) was an English novelist, children's writer, and playwright. Crow was the first female author of werewolf fiction, producing the works 'A Story of a Weir-Wolf' and 'The Night-Side of Nature'. Sabine Baring-Gould (1834-1924) was an Anglican priest and writer, heavily influenced by the gothic and fantasy genre.