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It is 131 years today since Dorothy L. Sayers was born.
English writer and translator, born in Oxford as the only child of Henry Sayers, rector of Christchurch Cathedral Choir School, and his wife Helen Leigh Sayers. When Dorothy L. (Leigh) Sayers was four years old, the family moved to Bluntisham in Huntingdonshire where the father was appointed pastor. The parents had cultural and linguistic interests, and regularly travelled with their daughter to...
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Penny, Louise
1958 -
The Canadian author, Louise Penny, grew up in Toronto. She studied Journalism and worked as a TV and radio producer. She...
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Pears, Iain
1955 -
Iain Pears is a British author, art historian and journalist. He was born in Coventry where his father was a company...
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Goodis, David
1917 - 1967
The American author David Goodis is ranked as one of the greatest names in ‘noir’ literature, and some of his novels have bee...
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Abrahams, Peter (1947-)
1947 -
Peter Abrahams is an American author born in Boston, Massachusetts, where he also grew up. Summer holidays were spent in...
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