John Bellairs - American mystery novelist, 1938-1991. John Anthony Bellairs American mystery novelist, 1938-1991. The American mystery writer and master storyteller John Anthony Bellairs has enthralled countless fans with his intriguing tales that pit ordinary characters against extraordinary situations. Bellairs’s stories include all the trappings of the genre—haunted houses, coffins,
A.A. Milne - British writer, poet, and playwright, 1882- 1956.. A.A. Milne Portrait A.A. Milne - British writer, poet, and playwright, 1882- 1956. One would have to search far and wide to find fictional characters as beloved to so many readers as Winnie-the-Pooh, Piglet, Christopher Robin, and their many animal
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Charles Lutwidge Dodgson - English author and mathematician, 1832- 1898. Lewis Carroll Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, better known by his pen name Lewis Carroll is an English author and mathematician, 1832- 1898. The English masterpiece Alice’s Adventures underground had a modest beginning: it was handwritten and charmingly illustrated by Charles Lutwidge
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