In Esperanto literature, Henri Vallienne was the first to write novels in the language, and the first female novelist in Esperanto was Edith Alleyne Sinnotte.
Other early speakers wrote poetry, stories, and essays in the language; Henri Vallienne was the first to write novels in Esperanto. The first female Esperanto novelist was Edith Alleyne Sinnotte with her book Lilio published in 1918. 
