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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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Griffiths, Elly
1963 -
The English author Domenica Maxted – known as a crime writer under the pseudonym Elly Griffiths – was born in London as Dom...
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Mullen, Thomas
1974 -
The American author Thomas Mullen was born on Rhode Island. He was educated at Portsmouth Abbey School in Portsmouth, Rhode...
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Crichton, Michael
1942 - 2008
The American author, physician, director and teacher John Michael Crichton was a remarkable person for several reasons: he...
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Harvey, John
1938 -
The British author, editor and teacher John Barton Harvey grew up in London where he attended St. Aloysius College. He...
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