Wordsworth, William
1770 - 1850

The English poet William Wordsworth was born in Cumberland as the son of a lawyer, but lost his parents at an early age. He...

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Davidson, Diane Mott
1949 -

The American crime writer Diane Mott Davidson was born, one of six siblings, in Honolulu, Hawaii, where her father, a naval...

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Osman, Richard
1970 -

Richard Osman is an English comedian, TV-personality and programme presenter who made his international writing...

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Eliot, George
1819 - 1880

A pseudonym of Mary Ann Evans, a British author, born in Warwickshire. Her father was a steward at a large estate,...

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