James, Henry
1843 - 1916

Henry James was an American author born in New York to a wealthy, intellectual family of Irish and Scottish origin. His...

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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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Hardy, Thomas
1840 - 1928

The English author Thomas Hardy was born in Stinsford near Dorchester in Dorset, the son of a stonemason and local builder....

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Ekelöf, Gunnar
1907 - 1968

Swedish poet, born in Stockholm where he grew up in an upper-class family. The father worked as a stockbroker, but was...

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