Anna Sewell

7 brilliant authors who wrote their best books late in their careers

History is packed with literary wunderkinder who have bedazzled us with their raw, unjaded ability to capture the world from a youth’s-eye-view. But that’s not to say that talent fades as age kicks in. The literary world is full of writers who spent years – decades, even – honing their ideas and polishing their prose before springing from the blocks with a late-career triumph.