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Sample of authors
Marsh, Ngaio
The New Zealand author Dame Edith Ngaio Marsh was born in Merivale, Christchurch. Her father was an immigrant English bank manager and her mother was born in New Zealand, although her family too originally came from England. Ngaio is the Maori word for "reflection on water". A somewhat eccentric and confused man, Marsh's father did not report his daughter's birth to the authorities until 1900,...
Literary figures
Augustus S.F.X. Van Dusen
Gender: Male
The internationally renowned scientist and genius is known as the “Thinking Machine”. Readers of mystery novels know him from the stories of Jacques Futrelle. Professor Van Dusen has an abnormally large head, little patience and is a stickler for facts. As a result, he is able to even break out of the high security Cell 13 …