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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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Canning, Victor
1911 - 1986
Victor Canning was a British author of humorous adventure stories and thrillers. He was born in Plymouth, Devon. At the...
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Robinson, Peter
1950 - 2022
Peter Robinson is a Canadian author born in Castleford, Yorkshire, England. He was a wayward teenager with little interest...
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Ohlsson, Kristina
1979 -
The Swedish author Kristina Ohlsson was born and grew up in Kristianstad as one of six siblings. As a child she was sickly,...
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Woodrell, Daniel
1953 -
Daniell Woodrell is an American author born in Springfield, a town situated in the Missouri Ozarks, a plateau and mountain...
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