Answer:
The two most important writers of the last half of the nineteenth century were Henry James & Samuel Langhorn Clemens
Explanation:
Henry James was considered by many a key transitional figure between literary realism. He is known for the big quantity of social material he made. The Portrait of a Lady, The Ambassadors, and The Wings of the Dove. are some examples of that.
Samuel Langhorn Clemens was better known by his pen name Mark Twain. He was a humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. Two of his most famous novels were The Adventures of Tom Sawyer and the Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.
