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Rowling, J.K.
The British writer, J.K. Rowling, was born as Joanne Rowling in Yate in Gloucestershire, England. As an adult, she added her paternal grandmother’s first name, Kathleen, as her middle name. When she was four years old, the family moved to the village of Winterbourne in the same county, since the family had grown with the arrival of Joanne’s sister who was two years younger. Four years later, it mo...

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Smith, Ernest
Ernest Bramah, born Ernest Brammah Smith, was an English author, numismatist and creator of two of the most original characters in British fiction: the Chinese master storyteller Kai Lung and the blind detective Max Carrados. The stories are still read and appreciated, mostly in the UK. Smith was a recluse who refused to give interviews even though he became something of a celebrity in Britain....