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Adams, Herbert
British author that would have been largely forgotten had it not been for his being the first and most prolific author of golfing mysteries.
Herbert Adams was born in London and grew up in Islington and Kensington. He attended City School of London after which he studied to become a chartered surveyor. He worked in various professions until became an estate agent. He married Jessie Louise...
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Brett, Simon
British author born in Worcester Park, Surrey. In 1949, the family moved to Ealing and a year later to Banstead where he attended Beacon School until 1956 when he won a grant to Dulwich College, London. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Wadham College, Oxford, in 1967. He was a member of the Oxford University Dramatic Society, and while at Oxford he spent all his leisure time performing...
