Gaboriau, Émile
1832 - 1873

While Edgar Allan Poe, the American author of short stories, is generally considered to be the father of modern crime...

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Orczy, Emmuska
1865 - 1947

Baroness Emma Magdolna Rozália Mária Jozefa Borbála Orczy de Orczi, or Emmuska, which she preferred to be called, was born in...

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Symons, Julian
1912 - 1994

Julian Gustave Symons was a British author and critic born in London, where he spent part of his life. His mother was...

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Wells, Carolyn
1862 - 1942

Carolyn Wells was a best-selling American author of children’s and young adult books and mystery stories in the early 1...

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