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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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Harrison, Harry
1925 - 2012
The Irish-American author and illustrator Harry (Henry Maxwell) Harrison wrote virtually only science fiction and fantasy....
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Collins, Wilkie
1824 - 1889
The British author Wilkie Collins (William Wilkie Collins) wrote a series of extremely successful novels as well as a...
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LaPlante, Alice
1958 -
American author, journalist and teacher, who has written technical books in different subjects as well as psychological...
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Brown, Dan
1964 -
Dan Brown is an American author born as Daniel Brown in Exeter, New Hampshire. His father was a teacher of mathematics and...
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