Superhumans and "Larger Than Life" Heroes and Villains of U.K. Literature

Heroic literature has been with us nearly as long as the written word. Below are some of Britain's better known or more unusual creations. To better illustrate the evolution of such characters, I've rearranged the list by the era they debuted in.

Pre-1800s

The Monk

Early 1800s (1800-1849) - the Penny Dreadfuls


Sweeney Todd	Ivanhoe	Melmoth	Smuggler King	Spring-Heeled Jack

Varney the Vampire	Wagner the Wehr-Wolf	Lord Ruthven

Late 1800s (1850-1899)


Blue Dwarf	Lord Danvers	Dracula	Dorian Gray	Sherlock Holmes

Mr.Hyde	Invisible Man	Dr. Moreau	Professor Moriarty	Allan Quatermain

Raffles	Carmilla	Abraham van Helsing	Dr John Watson	Human Bat

1900-1920


Professor Challenger	Fu Manchu	Scarecrow	Carnacki	Peter Pan

Sir Denis Nayland Smith	Scarlet Pimpernel	Professor Cavor

1921-1940


Blackshirt	Golden Amazon	The Saint

1941-1960


Black Wing	James Bond	Eglantine Price		Human Bat

1961-1980


Arthur Dent	Elric	Marvin	Ford Prefect	The Worst Witch

1981-2000


Doctor Nemesis	Faction Paradox	Fenchurch	Hermione Granger	Miranda

Harry Potter	Ron Weasley	Lord Voldemort	White Knight

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