Shakespeare continued to be considered the greatest English writer of all time throughout the 20th century.

You are still the greatest writer I have ever read!

But he was also probably the greatest writer since Shakespeare.

The greatest writers on natural history found him out long ago.

If one of the greatest writers in the world needs a few more months to write, who will take it from her?

Other critics see him as the greatest English writer of our time.

"The greatest writer of our time comes to my house for dinner!"

He is now deemed among the greatest American writers of all time.

"Joe made all of us feel like we were the greatest writers in the world," he said.

"I think he is the greatest male writer of the 20th century," the friend says.