Which writers influenced D.W. Griffith during his childhood?

During his childhood, D.W. Griffith was strongly influenced by family readings of the works of three prominent writers: Charles Dickens, William Shakespeare, and Sir Walter Scott. These literary influences, alongside his father's imaginative stories of the Mexican-American War and the American Civil War, helped shape his creative development. Later in his career, Griffith often drew upon his familiarity with literary narratives, particularly Victorian novels and plays, to inform his approach to filmmaking.123