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It is 113 years today since Victor Canning was born.
Victor Canning was a British author of humorous adventure stories and thrillers. He was born in Plymouth, Devon. At the outbreak of the First World War, while his father was doing his military service, he went with his mother and siblings to live with his uncle in Calstock, a few miles north of Plymouth. This was where Canning fell in love with the English countryside, which features prominently...
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Highsmith, Patricia
1921 - 1995
Patricia Highsmith was an American author born in Fort Worth, Texas, as Mary Patricia Plangman. Both parents were artists...
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Milne, A.A.
1882 - 1956
English writer, poet and journalist who became world famous for having created one of the most beloved figures in...
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Robotham, Michael
1960 -
Michael Robotham is an Australian author of crime novels and a ghost writer. He was born in Casino, New South Wales,...
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Leonard, Elmore
1925 - 2013
The American author Elmore John Leonard, Jr. was born in New Orleans, but because his father worked for the automobile...
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