Hornung, E.W.
1866 - 1921

The English teacher and journalist Ernest William Hornung (Willie to his family) was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s b...

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Eco, Umberto
1932 - 2016

Umberto Eco was an Italian author, literary scholar, historian and philosopher born in Alessandria in Piedmont. His surname...

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Wahlöö, Per
1926 - 1975

Per Fredrik Wahlöö was a Swedish author born in Kungsbacka. His father was a newspaper editor in Lund. Per Wahlöö passed his...

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Green, A.K.
1846 - 1935

The American author A.K. (Anna Katharine) Green pioneered the crime writing genre, and many of her novels have been...

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