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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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Herbert, James
1943 - 2013
James Herbert from England was one of the best-selling and most praised authors of horror fiction in the late 20th century....
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Davis, Lindsey
1949 -
Lindsey Davis is a British crime writer born in Birmingham where she attended the King Edward VI High School for Girls...
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French, Tana
1973 -
Crime writer and actress Tana French was born in Burlington, Vermont, USA. Her father was an economist and worked all...
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Cleeves, Ann
1954 -
The British crime writer Ann Cleeves grew up in Herefordshire and North Devon, England. Her father was a teacher. After...
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