Böll, Heinrich
1917 - 1985

German author born in Cologne. Böll was brought up a Roman Catholic in a middle-class family with pacifist and anti-Nazi ...

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Blake, William
1757 - 1827

The English author and artist William Blake was born and spent most of his life in London. His father was a hosier, but his...

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Fleming, Ian
1908 - 1964

Ian Lancaster Fleming was an English author and journalist born in London. He created James Bond, code name 007 – one of t...

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Anderson, Lin
1951 -

Lin (Linda) Anderson was born in Greenock, western Scotland. Her parents were of Scottish and Irish descent. Her father was...

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