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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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Nadel, Barbara
1950 -
Barbara Nadel is a British author of detective stories. She has offered little information about her personal details....
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Vallgren, Carl-Johan
1964 -
Carl-Johan Emanuel Vallgren has never been sure about whether he should focus on music or on writing. He studied music and...
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Harrison, Harry
1925 - 2012
The Irish-American author and illustrator Harry (Henry Maxwell) Harrison wrote virtually only science fiction and fantasy....
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Norman, Diana
1933 - 2011
The British author and journalist Diana Norman has become known for her historical novels, some of which were published...
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