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Sample of authors
Pattison, Eliot
The American author and lawyer, Joseph Eliot Pattison, was born in Philadelphia. He grew up on a farm run by his father; his mother was a bank official. As a child, he devoured books and often disappeared into the forest to read. An aunt who was a librarian in the American army used to supply him with literature from the various countries where she was stationed. Pattison himself says that the...
Literary figures
Charles Paris
Gender: Male
Careless, slightly alcoholic actor with more resting periods than working periods. He is of upper middle age, looks a bit the worse for wear but nice all the less, and he likes women, author Simon Brett assures us. Charles Paris lives in a small furnished bedsitter, and likes to socialise with his wife – they did, however, separate several years ago. He is a busy amateur detective even though he s...