Mary Ann Evans
Before society adjusted towards giving equal opportunities for female writers, most of the literary world was extremely biased in favor of men. This is why writers such as the renowned novelist Mary Ann Evans chose to write under her pseudonym, George Eliot.
J.K Rowling
Robert Galbraith published the thriller “The Casual Vacancy” before a journalist compared it and the Harry Potter franchise exposing J.K. Rowling as the author of both.
The famous author was overwhelmed by the success of “Harry Potter” and chose a pseudonym for her next work.
George Orwell
Eric Blair is one of the world’s most quoted novelists of the 20th century, thanks to his famous dystopian novels, “Animal Farm” and “1984.” His first book was a memoir detailing his life of poverty, so in order to not embarrass his family, he adopted the pen name, George Orwell.
Dr. Suess
When Theodore Seuss Geisel set out to write children’s books, he decided to adopt the world-renowned lovable name of Dr. Seuss. The name Seuss is actually pronounced Soice (like “voice”), but he eventually relented and began pronouncing it the way the rest of us do.
Lewis Carol
Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, best known by his pen name, Lewis Carol, wrote one of the most absurd and well-known books of all time, “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland.”
With his wacky writing style, you wouldn’t think him to be a successful mathematician, photographer, and Anglican deacon.
Mark Twain
Samuel Clemens had the ambition of becoming a well-known journalist but found that his pen name, Mark Twain, had much more of an impact. He used many pen names to write novels throughout his career, which is why scholars still have trouble discovering all of them.