Yaffe, James
1927 - 2017

The American writer James Yaffe is the youngest author ever to have had short stories printed in the prestigious Ellery...

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Lewis, C.S.
1898 - 1963

The British author C.S. (Clive Staples) Lewis was born in Belfast. His father was a solicitor. Lewis read philosophy,...

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Andersen, H.C.
1805 - 1875

Hans Christian Andersen is Denmark’s best-known author. Born in Odense on the island of Funen, he had an extraordinary w...

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Stendhal
1783 - 1842

French author born in Grenoble as Marie-Henri Beyle. His father was a lawyer. Beyle went to Paris as a young man where he...

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