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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 Frederick Forsyth](images/writer/557/wm_BR_557_20140127145033_Large.jpg)
Forsyth, Frederick
1938 -
Frederick Forsyth is a major author of political thrillers. He was born in Ashford, Kent, England, as the only child in a...
Further reading![Portrait image of Paul Rosenhayn](images/writer/6483/6315c8856aa54ddd7d1feb73ed72e8d8ab9d8206fb56e.jpg)
Rosenhayn, Paul
1877 - 1929
German journalist and internationally acclaimed author of detective stories, best known for his more than forty...
Further reading![Författarporträtt av Lönnaeus, Olle](images/writer/5659/wm_BR_5bbf53f15922ab1dd57cca76d070c3a5d76c50c08c0d6.jpg)
Lönnaeus, Olle
1957 -
The journalist and author Olof "Olle" Lönnaeus was born in Tomelilla, Southeast Scania. After completing upper-secondary ...
Further reading![Författarporträtt av Egholm, Elsebeth](images/writer/4770/wm_BR_4770_20160114151954_Large.jpg)
Egholm, Elsebeth
1960 -
The Danish author Elsebeth Egholm was born in Nyborg and grew up in Lisbjerg. Her parents owned a garden centre and rented...
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