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It is 120 years today since Cecil Day Lewis was born.
Irish poet, publisher and professor, and a British citizen from 1948. Cecil Day Lewis is one of the most prominent names in English-language poetry from the mid-twentieth century. Writing under the pseudonym of Nicholas Blake, he was also a respected and rather popular crime writer. He was a member of many different academic societies in Great Britain and the USA, and a professor of poetry at...
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Runcie, James
1959 -
James Robert Runcie is an author, documentary film maker, television producer and playwright. He was born in Cambridge and...
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Verdon, John
1942 -
John Verdon is an American crime writer, born in Bronx, New York. He was educated at Regis High School and Fordham...
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May, Peter
1951 -
Writer of crime novels and TV manuscripts who has received many prizes. He was born in Glasgow in Scotland, but has lived...
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Rosenhayn, Paul
1877 - 1929
German journalist and internationally acclaimed author of detective stories, best known for his more than forty...
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