Wednesday, July 11, 2012

Anna Hunger

Anna Hunger

Anna Hunger was an American writer, whose sole published book length work was The Man Who Lived Forever, co-authored with R. DeWitt Miller. The book originally appeared in 1938 in Astounding Science Fiction, under the title The Master Shall Not Die, by Miller alone, but in 1956 it was re-released by Ace Books in their dos--dos format, as by Miller and Hunger.



[The Man Who Lived Forever]


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Hristo Botev

Hristo Botev (1848-1876)

Hristo Botev (1848-1876)

Hristo Botev (January 6, 1848 June 2, 1876), born Hristo Botyov Petkov, was a Bulgarian poet and national revolutionary. Botev is widely considered by Bulgarians to be a symbolic historical figure and national hero.



[Satirical Prose bulgarian | The Poems Of Hristo Botev]


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Tuesday, July 10, 2012

Derek Jewell

Derek Jewell

Derek Jewell, was a British writer, broadcaster and music critic. A music critic for the London Sunday Times for twenty three years, Jewell wrote extensively about jazz, and also introduced British audiences avant garde jazz, rock and improvisational music, especially through live performances on his BBC Radio show, Sounds Interesting.


F Jewell's Books:


[Little Abe]


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Warwick Deeping

Warwick Deeping

George Warwick Deeping (May 28, 1877April 20, 1950) was a prolific English novelist and short story writer, whose most famous novel was Sorrell and Son.



[Laughing House | The Cleric Secret]


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Saturday, July 7, 2012

Fitzjames Brien

Fitzjames Brien

Fitz James O'Brien (also spelled Fitz-James; December 31, 1828 - April 6, 1862) was an Irish-born American writer, some of whose work is often considered one of the forerunners of today's science fiction.



[My Wife Tempter | The Golden Ingot | The Lost Room A Play By Frank J Morlock]


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