-
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...
Sample of Authors
Jewell, Lisa
1968 -
Lisa Jewell is a British author of chic lit fiction. She grew up in Totteridge, north London as the oldest of three...
Further reading
Crumley, James
1939 - 2008
The American author and teacher James Arthur Crumley never reached bestseller status. However, he was instrumental in the...
Further reading
Anderson, Lin
1951 -
Lin (Linda) Anderson was born in Greenock, western Scotland. Her parents were of Scottish and Irish descent. Her father was...
Further reading
Crais, Robert
1953 -
Robert Crais is an American author born in Independence, Louisiana, and brought up on the banks of the Mississippi River in...
Further reading