### Clue: Article about college penned by French painter, philosopher and novelist (5,8)
### Answer: DAVID MITCHELL 
 ### Explanation: Definition: novelist
 [ THE(the article in grammar) **containing**(about) C(abbrev. for "college") ] **contained in**(penned by) [ DAVID(Jacque-Louis, French painter) + MILL(John Stuart, British philosopher) ].
Defn: An English novelist.