Florence Dixie, #Scottish author, was born #otd in 1855. Although she wrote in a variety of genres, her feminist utopia Gloriana, or, the Revolution of 1900 is great place to start if you've not read her!
George Meredith, English poet and novelist, was born #otd in 1828 in Portsmouth. He is remembered for works such as The Ordeal of Richard Feverel, The Egoist and Modern Love.