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Buck, Pearl S.
1892 - 1973
Pearl S. Buck is the pseudonym of Pearl Sydenstricker Walsh. She was born in Hillsboro, West Virginia. Her parents were...
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Chambers, Aidan
1934 -
British author of books for children and young adults born north of Durham, near the town of Chester-le-Street. His father...
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Verlaine, Paul
1844 - 1896
Paul Verlaine, one of the finest early modern poets, was born in Metz in north-east France where his father, an army...
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Kerouac, Jack
1922 - 1969
The American author Jack Kerouac was born Jean-Louis Lebris de Kerouac in Lowell, Massachusetts. His parents were...
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