Anniversaries, 1 November
Arthur Morrison
Arthur Morrison was one of Britain's best-known authors around the turn of the last century on account of his realistic portrayals of London's East End and his stories about the private detective Martin Hewitt.
Morrison was born in Poplar, a working-class district in London's East End. His father was an engine fitter. Morrison was ashamed of his background, and he later invented details about his childhood and parents. As a result, little is known about his early life except that he did...
Theme article
History of crime fiction
By: Johan Wopenka
Literary figure
Willie Garvin
Gender: Male
The orphaned Willie Garvin ran away from an English children’s home when he was 14 years old. He became an international vagabond and supported himself as a Thai boxer when the leader of a criminal gang, Modesty Blaise, became aware of him. He became her trusted companion even after they had left their criminal life behind them, and instead work for the British Secret Service in the books by P...