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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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Fossum, Karin
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The Norwegian author Karin Fossum was born in Sandefjord where she grew up in a small 1950s bungalow. Her mother was a...
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Haas, Wolf
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Wolf Haas is an Austrian linguist and advertising copywriter who has emerged over the past years as one of the most...
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Harper, Jane
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Jane Harper was born in Manchester, England. When she was eight years old she moved with her family to Australia. For six...
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Hill, Susan
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Susan Hill is a British author. In 1961, she published the first of the over 50 works she has produced over her...
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