High-profile names from the worlds of publishing, entertainment, politics and technology are among those who have paid tribute to US author Harper Lee.
The writer behind Pulitzer Prize-winner To Kill A Mockingbird has died aged 89.
Her family called her a "generous soul" and "one of the last century's most beloved authors".
Apple chief Tim Cook tweeted: "Rest in peace, Harper Lee" and quoted a line from her famous book, saying: "The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience."
Former US president George W Bush wrote: "Harper Lee was ahead of her time and her masterpiece To Kill A Mockingbird prodded America (to) catch up with her.
Rest in peace, Harper Lee. "The one thing that doesn't abide by majority rule is a person's conscience."
— Tim Cook (@tim_cook) February 19, 2016
"Even decades after its publication, her hero Atticus Finch inspires every read."
Lee's literary agent Andrew Nurnberg said: "We have lost a great writer, a great friend and a beacon of integrity."
Tom Weldon, chief executive of Penguin Random House UK, said: "She was an extraordinary writer and readers around the world will always be thankful for her legacy."
Fifty Shades Of Grey author, E L James, tweeted: "RIP Harper Lee", while writer Tony Parsons tweeted: "Harper Lee said more in one book than most of us manage in a lifetime."
Actress Reese Witherspoon tweeted: "She revealed it all...the glory and the fear and the hate and the beauty. May she rest in peace. #HarperLee."
Actor Matthew Modine tweeted a tribute evoking her book: "Bless you #HarperLee Thank you for the chance to get inside the skin of Atticus. You made us all more conscious."
Selma director Ava DuVernay quoted another famous line: "You never really understand a person ... until you climb into his skin and walk around in it. Thank you, #HarperLee."
David and Victoria Beckham said in 2011 they named their daughter Harper after the author.
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