Maugham, W. Somerset
1874 - 1965

William Somerset Maugham was a British author born in Paris. His father was a lawyer at the British Embassy there. When...

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James, Henry
1843 - 1916

Henry James was an American author born in New York to a wealthy, intellectual family of Irish and Scottish origin. His...

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Barnard, Robert
1936 - 2013

Robert Barnard was an English crime writer and scholar of international fame. He was born in Burnham-on-Crouch in Essex. In...

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Meyer, Deon
1958 -

Deon Meyer is something of a rarity in that he is a South African crime writer who has had his crime novels, written in...

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