Richardson, Samuel
1689 - 1761

Samuel Richardson was born in Derbyshire as the son of a carpenter. The family could not afford to send him to school, so...

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Castillo, Linda
1960 -

The American writer Linda Castillo first wrote a series of books on romance and relations, and then got her breakthrough...

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Shaw, George Bernard
1856 - 1950

Irish author and Nobel Prize laureate born in Dublin to a middle-class family. His father was an alcoholic and his mother...

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Harris, Thomas
1940 -

American author who has become known for his thrillers with their atmosphere of horror about the doctor, psychopath and...

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