Verne, Jules
1828 - 1905

French author, born in Nantes. To a large extent, his childhood appears to have been characterized by loneliness; he was...

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Ellin, Stanley
1916 - 1986

Stanley Bernard Ellin was an American mystery writer born in Brooklyn, New York. He graduated from Brooklyn College with a...

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Sholokhov, Mikhail
1905 - 1984

The Russian novelist and short story writer Mikhail Sholokhov was born in the village Veshenskaya (near Roston-on-Don) at...

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Heyer, Georgette
1902 - 1974

Georgette Heyer was born in Wimbledon, Surrey, to a wealthy family. She befriended Joanna Cannan and Carola Oman while she...

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