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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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![Portrait image of Mick Herron](images/writer/6268/6197db65d7b5fcddbc73e16bb0bbccaaf68628c323047.jpg)
Herron, Mick
1963 -
The British crime writer Mick Herron was born and raised in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. He read literature at Balliol College,...
Further reading![Portrait image of Eric Ambler](images/writer/50/6197862993aee1be23c4d40bafbfd9b2da2f1535c0e68.jpg)
Ambler, Eric
1909 - 1998
Eric Clifford Ambler was a British author and playwright born in London. His parents were music hall artists, and at the...
Further reading![Portrait of Simon Brett](images/writer/243/6093e9139d7100d24c38e30cee65ac1745ecf8a6d0856.jpg)
Brett, Simon
1945 -
British author born in Worcester Park, Surrey. In 1949, the family moved to Ealing and a year later to Banstead where he...
Further reading![Portrait of Thomas Harris](images/writer/3003/609a8bc7765e1c024059ceff2bf246a87b7bff90c840d.jpg)
Harris, Thomas
1940 -
American author who has become known for his thrillers with their atmosphere of horror about the doctor, psychopath and...
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