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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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Lovesey, Peter
1936 -
Peter Lovesey is a British author of detective stories. He was born in Whitton, Middlesex, to Richard Lear, a bank clerk,...
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Allen, Grant
1848 - 1899
Charles Grant Blairfindie Allen was a British philosopher, natural scientist and journalist. His support for evolutionary...
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Charteris, Leslie
1907 - 1993
Leslie Charteris was born in colonial Singapore as Leslie Charles Bowyer-Yin. His father, Suat Chuan Yin, was a wealthy...
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Cash, Wiley
1977 -
Wiley Cash is an American crime writer. His first two novels went on to become bestsellers with a general appeal. He was...
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