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It is 131 years today since Dorothy L. Sayers was born.
English writer and translator, born in Oxford as the only child of Henry Sayers, rector of Christchurch Cathedral Choir School, and his wife Helen Leigh Sayers. When Dorothy L. (Leigh) Sayers was four years old, the family moved to Bluntisham in Huntingdonshire where the father was appointed pastor. The parents had cultural and linguistic interests, and regularly travelled with their daughter to...
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Pears, Iain
1955 -
Iain Pears is a British author, art historian and journalist. He was born in Coventry where his father was a company...
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Gilbert, Michael
1912 - 2006
Michael Francis Gilbert was a British author of mystery stories and thrillers. He was born in Billinghay, Lincolnshire, and...
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Mullen, Thomas
1974 -
The American author Thomas Mullen was born on Rhode Island. He was educated at Portsmouth Abbey School in Portsmouth, Rhode...
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Fois, Marcello
1960 -
Marcello Fois is an Italian author and playwright born in Nuoro, Sardinia. He grew up on the island and later attended the...
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