Which authors were imprisoned?

Tabby Tom

Among others: John Bunyan, for his {preaching;} Leigh Hunt, for criminal libel against the Prince of {Wales;} Bertrand Russell, for pacifist activity in the First World War and for his part in an anti-nuclear demonstration in 1961 Nov 18 02, 1:07 PM

mk2norwich

Though he was mostly a playwright, you can include Oscar Wilde, whose only novel was 'The Picture Of Dorian Gray'. He was imprisoned in 1895 for homosexuality. Nov 18 02, 6:07 PM

Linus

Jeffrey Archer. I realise the limits to which this stretches the word 'author'. Nov 18 02, 8:20 PM

Andy	Immanuel Kant was imprisoned. Miguel de Cervantes, author of Don Quixote, wrote the entire book in prison. Likewise, Adolf Hitler wrote Mein Kampf (My Struggle) from prison. Nov 18 02, 9:18 PM

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