Freeling, Nicolas
1927 - 2003

Nicholas Freeling was born Nicolas Davidson in London. His parents were English, but his mother had Dutch roots and the...

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Heidenstam, Verner von
1859 - 1940

Carl Gustaf Verner von Heidenstam was born on the small Olshammar estate on the northern shore of Lake Vättern in Hammar, ...

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Maeterlinck, Maurice
1862 - 1949

Maurice Maeterlinck was a playwright, poet and essayist born in Ghent, Belgium. His father was a successful lawyer and...

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Owens, Delia
1949 -

The American zoologist Delia Owens didn’t make her debut as a literary author until she was almost seventy years old. B...

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