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Alan Bradley (writer)
Alan Bradley (born 1938) is a Canadian mystery writer known for his ''Flavia de Luce'' series, which began with the acclaimed '' The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie''. Early life and engineering career Bradley was born in 1938 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. He was brought up with two older sisters in the small town of Cobourg. When Bradley was a toddler, his father left the family and his mother raised the children alone.Morrow, Fiona, "At 70, a novelist is born", ''The Globe and Mail'', February 14, 2009, pg. R1. Factiva (subscription required). Retrieved 24 July 2012. Bradley learned to read at an early age, partly because he was a sickly child who spent a lot of time in bed. However, Bradley confesses to having been a "very bad student", particularly in high school, spending his free time reading in the local cemetery because he felt he didn't fit in. After completing his education, Bradley worked in Cobourg as a radio and television engineer, designing and building electr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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The Globe And Mail
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Novelists From Toronto
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21st-century Canadian Novelists
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Dilys Award Winners
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Macavity Award Winners
Macavity the Mystery Cat, also called the Hidden Paw, is a fictional character and the main antagonist of T. S. Eliot's 1939 poetry book '' Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats''. He also appears in the Andrew Lloyd Webber 1981 musical '' Cats'', which is based on Eliot's book. Macavity is a cunning criminal and con artist; he possesses mystical powers and is the antagonist of the musical. Origins and etymology T. S. Eliot was a big fan of the Sherlock Holmes stories by Arthur Conan Doyle and the character of Macavity is a literary allusion to Professor Moriarty, the criminal mastermind in the Sherlock series. Evidence that Macavity was based on Moriarty was first presented by H.T. Webster and H.W. Starr in 1954, and later rediscovered by Katharine Loesch. In a letter to Frank Morley, Eliot wrote, "I have done a new cat modeled on the late Professor Moriarty, but he doesn't seem very popular; too sophisticated perhaps."David E. Chinitz, ''A Companion to T. S. Eliot'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Award Winners
Barry may refer to: People and fictional characters * Barry (name), including lists of people with the given name, nickname or surname, as well as fictional characters with the given name * Dancing Barry, stage name of Barry Richards (born c. 1950), former dancer at National Basketball Association games Places Canada * Barry Lake, Quebec * Barry Islands, Nunavut United Kingdom * Barry, Angus, Scotland, a village ** Barry Mill, a watermill ** Barry Links railway station * Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, a town ** Barry Island, a seaside resort ** Barry Railway Company ** Barry railway station United States * Barry, Illinois, a city * Barry, Minnesota, a city * Barry, Texas, a city * Barry County, Michigan * Barry County, Missouri * Barry Township (other), in several states * Fort Barry, Marin County, California, a former US Army installation Elsewhere * Barry Island (Debenham Islands), Antarctica * Barry, New South Wales, Australia, a village * Barry, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Agatha Award Winners
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Cozy Mystery Writers
Cozy or cosy may refer to: Arts and entertainment *''Cozy'', a 1961 album by Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gormé *''Cozy'', a 1998 album by Tatsuro Yamashita *"Cozy", a song by the Bar-Kays on the 1976 album '' Too Hot to Stop'' * "Cozy" (song), by Beyoncé on the 2022 album ''Renaissance'' *Cozy mystery, a subgenre of crime fiction * Cozy game, a genre of video games * Cozy Records, an American record label * Cosy catastrophe, post-apocalyptic science fiction style People *Cozy Cole (1909–1981), jazz drummer *Cozy Dolan (1900s outfielder) (1872–1907), American baseball player *Cozy Dolan (1910s outfielder) (1889–1958), American baseball player *Cozy Morley (c. 1926 – 2013), American entertainer *Cozy Powell (1947–1998), British rock drummer Other uses *, a U.S. Navy patrol vessel 1917–1918 *Cozy III and Cozy MK IV, homebuilt light aircraft * Tea cosy, a cover for a teapot * Correlation spectroscopy (COSY) * CoSy (Conferencing System), an early computer conferencing sy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canadian Mystery Writers
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Living People
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1938 Births
Events January * January 1 – state-owned enterprise, State-owned railway networks are created by merger, in France (SNCF) and the Netherlands (Nederlandse Spoorwegen – NS). * January 20 – King Farouk of Egypt marries Safinaz Zulficar, who becomes Farida of Egypt, Queen Farida, in Cairo. * January 27 – The Honeymoon Bridge (Niagara Falls), Honeymoon Bridge at Niagara Falls, New York, collapses as a result of an ice jam. February * February 4 ** Adolf Hitler abolishes the War Ministry and creates the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht (High Command of the Armed Forces), giving him direct control of the German military. In addition, he dismisses political and military leaders considered unsympathetic to his philosophy or policies. General Werner von Fritsch is forced to resign as Commander of Chief of the German Army following accusations of homosexuality, and replaced by General Walther von Brauchitsch. Foreign Minister Baron Konstantin von Neurath is dismi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
