Literary pseudonyms are pen names used by authors to remain anonymous or to create a persona for their writing. Elia, Saki, ISAK, BOZ, Dinesen, and Nomdeplume are all literary pseudonyms used by famous authors. Elia is the pseudonym of English essayist Charles Lamb, Saki is the pseudonym of British author Hector Hugh Munro, ISAK is the pseudonym of Swedish author Selma Lagerlöf, BOZ is the pseudonym of English novelist Charles Dickens, Dinesen is the pseudonym of Danish author Karen Blixen, and Nomdeplume is the pseudonym of French author George Sand.