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Allen, Grant

Charles Grant Blairfindie Allen was a British philosopher, natural scientist and journalist. His support for evolutionary theory, socialism, agnosticism and the emancipation of women made him a controversial figure in late 19th century Britain. Not only did he write a large number of scientific works, he was also the author of horror, crime, adventure and science fiction stories.
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Gavin Troy

Gender: Male

Troy is a detective in the fictive English county of Midsomer, and Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby’s right hand. In Caroline Graham’s novel, Tory is a clever and intelligent police officer, but his prejudices – he is, for example, a homophobe – and rather abrupt manner speak against him. In the TV series Midsomer Murders, his personality has been ‘corrected’ and he is decidedly more sympathetic, and i...

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