Voltaire
1694 - 1778

French author, the son of a notary, born as François-Marie Arouet in Paris. When he was ten years old, he was admitted to ...

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Manning, Olivia
1908 - 1980

The British novelist and short story writer Olivia Mary Manning was born in Portsmouth in 1908 (although some sources say...

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Smith, Ernest
1868 - 1942

Ernest Bramah, born Ernest Brammah Smith, was an English author, numismatist and creator of two of the most original...

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MacDonald, Philip
1899 - 1981

The English crime writer Philip MacDonald was born in London. Both his grandfather George and his father Ronald were...

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