Freeman, R. Austin
1862 - 1943

English author born in London as the youngest of five siblings. His father was an innkeeper who later trained as a tailor....

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Vian, Boris
1920 - 1959

French author born in the Paris suburb of Ville-d'Avray. Boris Vian went to school in Paris and trained as an engineer at...

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Household, Geoffrey
1900 - 1988

Geoffrey Edward West Household grew up in Bristol where he attended Clifton College in 1914–19. He went on to study English a...

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Connolly, John
1968 -

Irish author, born and raised in Dublin. After finishing school, he worked for a few years, including jobs as a bartender...

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