21 Famous Authors’ Last Words

This week sees the latest instalment in my famous author series. Last week’s post was devoted to bizarre author deaths. This week we stay with the death theme. Here are 21 famous authors’ purported last words. They are presented in chronological order.

Voltaire (1694–1778) – On his deathbed when asked by the priest to renounce Satan, Voltaire allegedly said, ‘Now, now, my good man, this is no time for making enemies.’

Jane Austen (1775–1817) – When her sister, Cassandra, asked the dying auth...