Sample of authors
Childers, Erskine
The British author Robert Erskine Childers (not to be confused with his son Erskine Hamilton Childers, the fourth president of Ireland) was a famous and feared advocate of Irish independence in the early 20th century who was executed for being in possession of illegal arms. Apart from several non-fiction books, he was the author of The Riddle of the Sands (1903), considered as one of the best...
Literary figures
Paul Temple
Gender: Male
A successful British crime writer who also turns out to be a clever amateur detective. He is handsome, exceptionally well brought-up (his most offensive expletive is ‘by Timothy!’) and is quite often called in to help Scotland Yard, author Francis Durbridge tells us. During an investigation, Paul Temple meets the beautiful and intelligent journalist Louise ‘Steve’ Trent who becomes his wife.