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Sample of authors
Symons, Julian
Julian Gustave Symons was a British author and critic born in London, where he spent part of his life. His mother was English and his father a Russian Jew, a stern Victorian patriarch who gave his son little or no encouragement. Symons developed such a severe stammer in childhood that he was sent to a succession of state schools for retarded children. He was close to his twelve years older...
Literary figures
Roger Bennion
Gender: Male
Even though he is comparatively young, he holds the rank of major, but is not active in the military. Roger Bennion comes from an affluent family, and spends most of his time playing golf and solving murder mysteries. He is a skilful amateur detective, a good friend of Chief Inspector Goff from Scotland Yard whom he helps investigate difficult cases in a number of whodunits by the English writer...