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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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Niemi, Mikael
1959 -
Swedish author, born and raised in Pajala in Tornedalen, near the Finnish border. His grandmother was Saami and his father...
Further reading![Portrait of Peter May](images/writer/6304/609410592831eea5d1adfeda16de65998cabb471af17d.jpg)
May, Peter
1951 -
Writer of crime novels and TV manuscripts who has received many prizes. He was born in Glasgow in Scotland, but has lived...
Further reading![Portrait image of P.G. Wodehouse](images/writer/1881/619aeb6968c80ca3269f830d4707260a41709c0cdaf89.jpg)
Wodehouse, P.G.
1881 - 1975
Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse (Plum to his family and friends) was a British author born in Guildford, Surrey. His father...
Further reading![Författarporträtt av Alvtegen, Karin](images/writer/2840/wm_BR_2840_20150421132421_Large.jpg)
Alvtegen, Karin
1965 -
Karin Alvtegen was born in Huskvarna in the Swedish province of Småland. Her parents were teachers. She specialised in ...
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