Mantel, Hilary
1952 - 2022

The English author Hilary Mary Mantel (born Thompson) was born in Glossop, Derbyshire, and grew up in Hadfield. The family...

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Dickinson, Emily
1830 - 1886

The American poet Emily Dickinson was born in Amherst, Massachusetts. Her father was a successful lawyer. She studied art...

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Vidal, Gore
1925 - 2012

The American novelist and essayist Gore Vidal was born at West Point, New York. He was originally christened Eugene Vidal,...

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Cody, Liza
1944 -

Pseudonym for Liza Nassim, English crime fiction writer, born in London where she grew up. She had problems in school – it l...

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