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Wodehouse, P.G.

Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse (Plum to his family and friends) was a British author born in Guildford, Surrey. His father was a civil servant stationed in Hong Kong, and his mother went back to England to give birth. She then returned to Hong Kong with the boy. When Wodehouse was two years old, he and his two older brothers were sent to England where they were brought up by relatives. Although...

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Earl Jazine

Gender: Male

He is young, enthusiastic, self-assured – and a computer genius. Earl Jazine works for the CIB (the police Computer Investigation Bureau) in New York, the members of which are usually called ‘computer cops’. He spends most of his time at work, often together with his boss Carl Crader. His private life is rarely mentioned, but his creator Edward D. Hoch reveals that Earl has a weakness for beaut...

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