Alexander
Nicholayevitch
Romanoff
(1881-1945)
was born
in
Yalta,
Crimea.
His
father,
Grand
Duke
Nicholas
Romanoff,
was a
Russian-Orthodox
and
cousin
to the
last
Tsar of
Russia.
Bowen,
Marjorie
Marjorie
Bowen
(1878-1952),
born
in
Edgbaston,
Birmingham,
England,
was the
creator
of the
famous
Charlie
Chan
character.
Throughout
his
lifetime,
Farnol
would
enjoy
success
as a
novelist
along
with his
interests
as a
landscape
painter,
wood
carver,
boxer,
master
of
fencing
and
athlete.
Chambers,
Robert
W.
Robert
W.
Chambers
(1887-1939),
born in
Charlottesville,
Virginia,
was the
writer
behind
the
pseudonym
S.S. Van
Dine.
Beginning
as a
book
reviewer
for the
LA
Times,
by 1911
he was a
columnist
and art
critic
in New
York.
Confined
to his
bed for
two
years,
he
sought
relaxation
in
fiction
and
became a
master
of the
detective
novel,
which he
wrote
under
the
pseudonym
S. S.
Van
Dine.
Crawford,
F.
Marion
Francis
Marion
Crawford
(1854-1909)
was born
Bagni
di
Lucca,
Italy,
His
historical
novels
show his
intimate
knowledge
of
Italian
lore
with
their
historic
vitality
and
dramatic
characterization.
Haggard,
H. Rider
Henry
Rider
Haggard
(1875-1932)
was born
in
Greenwich,
England
to
Johnston,
Mary
Mary
Johnston
(1875-1950),
born in
Jesi,
Italy,
was one
of the
best-loved
adventure
writers
of his
time. A
gifted
linguist,
he would
master
Italian,
Spanish,
German,
Portuguese,
French
and
English
during
his
lifetime.
These
talents
would
not go
unnoticed
in the
sheer
elegance
and
fluidity
of his
prose,
his rich
characterizations,
captivating
dialogue
and
dramatically
adventurous
storylines.
Kipling,
Rudyard
Rudyard
Kipling
(1875-1932)
was born
in
Greenwich,
England
to
Mundy,
Talbot
Samuel
L.
Clemens
(1875-1932)
was born
in
Greenwich,
England
to
Twain,
Mark
Samuel
L.
Clemens
(1875-1932)
was born
in
Greenwich,
England
to
Verne,
Jules
Jules
Verne
(1875-1932)
was born
in
Greenwich,
England
to
Wren,
P. C.
Percival
Christopher
Wren
(1875-1932)
was born
in
Greenwich,
England
to
