Richardson, Samuel
1689 - 1761

Samuel Richardson was born in Derbyshire as the son of a carpenter. The family could not afford to send him to school, so...

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Freeman, R. Austin
1862 - 1943

English author born in London as the youngest of five siblings. His father was an innkeeper who later trained as a tailor....

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Pronzini, Bill
1943 -

The extremely prolific American author William John "Bill" Pronzini is the prize-winning author of over a hundred works of...

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Claus, Hugo
1929 - 2008

Belgian author. His father worked at a printing office and his mother was a housewife. When a new baby was on its way, his...

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