Manning, Olivia
1908 - 1980

The British novelist and short story writer Olivia Mary Manning was born in Portsmouth in 1908 (although some sources say...

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Banville, John
1945 -

John Banville is one of Ireland’s best known and most prize-winning authors. He was awarded the Booker Prize in 2005, the K...

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Orwell, George
1903 - 1950

Pseudonym for Eric Blair, English author, critic and journalist, born in Motihari, in British India, where his British...

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Philips, Judson
1903 - 1989

American author and journalist, born in Northfield, Massachusetts. Judson P. (Pentecost) Philips has primarily become known...

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