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It is 113 years today since Victor Canning was born.
Victor Canning was a British author of humorous adventure stories and thrillers. He was born in Plymouth, Devon. At the outbreak of the First World War, while his father was doing his military service, he went with his mother and siblings to live with his uncle in Calstock, a few miles north of Plymouth. This was where Canning fell in love with the English countryside, which features prominently...
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![Portrait of Jo Spain](images/writer/7393/609423c28f096829436cf9cb3a4dc89f1e14aeea953c2.jpg)
Spain, Jo
1979 -
The Irish author Joanne ‘Jo’ Spain was born into a working-class family in the little notorious residential district of Bel...
Further reading![Författarporträtt av Tangen, Geir](images/writer/7193/wm_BR_5c9bb0bcebd22b0f41da47c37d27728deb7004838fd15.jpg)
Tangen, Geir
1970 -
The Norwegian author Geir Tangen was born in Øystese in Hardanger where he also grew up. In the family home, reading was ...
Further reading![Portrait of Peter May](images/writer/6304/609410592831eea5d1adfeda16de65998cabb471af17d.jpg)
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...
Further reading![Portrait of John Katzenbach](images/writer/6548/60367e4ac3ac1c992b47e865036fe6cbc9f978964c812.jpg)
Katzenbach, John
1950 -
American author and journalist, son of the famous and politically very active lawyer Nicholas Katzenbach, later the US...
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