Sample of authors
Hodgson, William Hope
William Hope Hodgson was the son of an Anglican priest who grew up in England and Ireland alongside his eleven sisters and brothers. He became a sailor at the age of thirteen and eventually received his mate’s certificate. Life at sea did not suit him, however, and in 1899 he settled in Blackburn where he opened a school of physical culture. Hodgson had to work extra as a reporter and p...
Literary figures
Jessica Fletcher
Gender: Female
An elderly, former English teacher, who, after her husband Frank died, became a crime writer and an amateur detective. She has no children, but a lot of friends, some even in the police force. Jessica Fletcher was played by actress Angela Lansbury in the TV series ”Murder She Wrote”. Some of the episodes were used as base for three novels by John Anderson. After that, a number of stand-alone boo...