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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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Connolly, John
1968 -
Irish author, born and raised in Dublin. After finishing school, he worked for a few years, including jobs as a bartender...
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George, Elizabeth
1949 -
Susan Elizabeth George was born in Warren, Ohio. Her family moved to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1950, and Elizabeth...
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Robinson, Peter
1950 - 2022
Peter Robinson is a Canadian author born in Castleford, Yorkshire, England. He was a wayward teenager with little interest...
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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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