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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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Sapper
1888 - 1937
Pseudonym for Englishman (Herman) Cyril McNeile, who – using the alias Sappar – was one of the best-selling Eng...
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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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Thomas, Leslie
1931 - 2014
The Welsh author Leslie Thomas was born in Newport, South Wales. He is one of the most popular British late 20th century...
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King, Laurie R.
1952 -
American author and theologian, born as Laurie Richardson in Oakland, California. The family moved several times within the...
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