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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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Portrait of Michael Bond

Bond, Michael
1926 - 2017

The British author Thomas Michael Bond was born in Newbury, Berkshire, England. He attended Presentation College, Reading....

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Portrait image of Victor Canning

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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Författarporträtt av Tangen, Geir

Tangen, Geir
1970 -

The Norwegian author Geir Tangen was born in Øystese in Hardanger where he also grew up. In the family home, reading was ...

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Författarporträtt av Bakkeid, Heine

Bakkeid, Heine
1974 -

Heine Bakkeid was born in Gratangen in Troms in northern Norway. He grew up there and in Kvæfjord outside Harstad. Heine ...

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