Blackwood, Algernon
1869 - 1951

The British author Algernon Henry Blackwood grew up in a strictly religious home in Kent. He soon abandoned his Christian...

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Spain, Jo
1979 -

The Irish author Joanne ‘Jo’ Spain was born into a working-class family in the little notorious residential district of Bel...

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Ohlsson, Kristina
1979 -

The Swedish author Kristina Ohlsson was born and grew up in Kristianstad as one of six siblings. As a child she was sickly,...

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Gilbert, Michael
1912 - 2006

Michael Francis Gilbert was a British author of mystery stories and thrillers. He was born in Billinghay, Lincolnshire, and...

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