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It is 131 years today since Dorothy L. Sayers was born.
English writer and translator, born in Oxford as the only child of Henry Sayers, rector of Christchurch Cathedral Choir School, and his wife Helen Leigh Sayers. When Dorothy L. (Leigh) Sayers was four years old, the family moved to Bluntisham in Huntingdonshire where the father was appointed pastor. The parents had cultural and linguistic interests, and regularly travelled with their daughter to...
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![Portrait of Anne Mette Hancock](images/writer/7690/6220d1985df1398e472d328a3302e14cc55552e2dd2ae.jpg)
Hancock, Anne Mette
1979 -
After having worked as a journalist and press & publicity manager, Danish Anne Mette Hancock made her international...
Further reading![Portrait of Joe R. Lansdale](images/writer/2908/6093f80b34084f34b5ba537b7e2d7bee66388bc05f056.jpg)
Lansdale, Joe R.
1951 -
American author, combat athlete and self-defence expert, born and raised in Gladewater, Texas. The incredibly productive...
Further reading![Portrait image of Maria Lang](images/writer/984/6220dd6a8c4934dc9a30bf73b4c044b1a275472eb3c84.jpg)
Lang, Maria
1914 - 1991
Maria Lang is the pen name of the teacher and head mistress Dagmar (Maria) Lange, one of Sweden’s most popular, but also m...
Further reading![Författarporträtt av Mason, A.E.W.](images/writer/4723/4723_20130121230220.jpg)
Mason, A.E.W.
1865 - 1948
Alfred Edward Woodley Mason was a British author born in London. He attended Dulwich College and Trinity College, Oxford,...
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