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![Portrait image of Algernon Blackwood](images/writer/5263/6197aff112288c86333afea3dfc6180107397f4702464.jpg)
Blackwood, Algernon
1869 - 1951
The British author Algernon Henry Blackwood grew up in a strictly religious home in Kent. He soon abandoned his Christian...
Further reading![Portrait image of Francis Durbridge](images/writer/426/618cfbd48b72663fcae30443ba9b06baf04f5f80c71bb.jpg)
Durbridge, Francis
1912 - 1998
The British crime writer Francis Durbridge was born in Hull in Yorkshire. He was educated at Bradford Grammar School in...
Further reading![Portrait image of Cecil Day Lewis](images/writer/5499/6197c8d0d31f93cdef0c2d1ff764d6ceb1b443c0418f8.jpg)
Day Lewis, Cecil
1904 - 1972
Irish poet, publisher and professor, and a British citizen from 1948. Cecil Day Lewis is one of the most prominent names in...
Further reading![Portrait image of Dennis Wheatley](images/writer/1857/619ae9c2380c4448c1a90f3f70f1506bd1ec6129ae770.jpg)
Wheatley, Dennis
1897 - 1977
The British author and wine merchant Dennis Yeats Wheatley was one of the foremost 20th century authors of thrillers and...
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