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Junior Research Project Author Tidbits

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Junior Research Project Author Tidbits

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  1. 1Was a member of an opera company chorus. Died at 34 of tuberculosis.Katherine Mansfield
    "Bliss"
    "A Cup of Tea"
    "The Doll's House"
    "The Garden Party"
    "Marriage a la Mode"
    "Miss Brill"    Was a member of an opera company chorus. Died at 34 of tuberculosis.
  2. 2Red Cross volunteer in Alexandria, Egypt. Accomplished amateur pianist.E.M. Forster
    "The Celestial Omnibus"
    "The Other Side of the Hedge"
    "The Road from Colonus"    Red Cross volunteer in Alexandria, Egypt. Accomplished amateur pianist.
  3. 3Is a licensed pharmacist. Wrote a play about Virginia Woolf.Edna O'Brien
    "A Scandalous Woman"    Is a licensed pharmacist. Wrote a play about Virginia Woolf.
  4. 4Was an apprentice pharmacist. Worked at Hyde's Southsea Drapery Emporium. Founder of the British Diabetic Association.H.G. Wells
    "The Country of the Blind"
    "A Door in the Wall"    Was an apprentice pharmacist. Worked at Hyde's Southsea Drapery Emporium. Founder of the British Diabetic Association.
  5. 5Served as an air raid warden. Renowned as a talented hostess with lively parties.Elizabeth Bowen
    "A Day in the Dark"
    "The Demon Lover"    Served as an air raid warden. Renowned as a talented hostess with lively parties.
  6. 6Received no formal education. Was a prolific diarist. Was a formidable bowler.Virginia Woolf
    "A Haunted House"
    "Kew Gardens"
    "The Mark on the Wall"
    "The New Dress"    Received no formal education. Was a prolific diarist. Was a formidable bowler.
  7. 7Had a pronounced stutter. Was a covert intelligence agent in WW I. Earned a medical degree but never practiced.William Somerset Maugham
    "The Fall of Edward Barnard"    Had a pronounced stutter. Was a covert intelligence agent in WW I. Earned a medical degree but never practiced.
  8. 8Born in Kermansha, Persia (now Iran). Grew up on a family farm in Africa.Doris Lessing
    "A Mild Attack of Locusts"
    "No Witchcraft for Sale"
    "Through the Tunnel"
    "To Room Nineteen"    Born in Kermansha, Persia (now Iran). Grew up on a family farm in Africa.
  9. 9Was a clerk in a leather warehouse. Published under the pseudonym "Flying Officer X."H.E. Bates
    "Daffodil Sky"    Was a clerk in a leather warehouse. Published under the pseudonym "Flying Officer X."
  10. 10Studied singing and piano in Paris. Has the longest running play production in British theater history.Agatha Christie
    "Wasps' Nest"
    "The Witness for the Prosecution"    Studied singing and piano in Paris. Has the longest running play production in British theater history.
  11. 11Had a heart ailment. Published first story at age 15. Attended the Convent of our Lady of Mercy for school.Nadine Gordimer
    "Good Climate, Friendly Inhabitants"
    "Once Upon a Time"
    "The Train from Rhodesia"
    "Town and Country Lovers"
    "The Ultimate Safari"    Had a heart ailment. Published first story at age 15. Attended the Convent of our Lady of Mercy for school.
  12. 12Born in Motihari, India. Joined the Indian Imperial Police. Married Sonia Brownell only 4 months before he died.George Orwell
    "A Hanging"
    "Shooting an Elephant"    Born in Motihari, India. Joined the Indian Imperial Police. Married Sonia Brownell only 4 months before he died.
  13. 13Worked at the Post Office Savings Bank for nearly 20 years. Grew up in a sea town & his dad managed a wharf.W.W. Jacobs
    "The Monkey's Paw"    Worked at the Post Office Savings Bank for nearly 20 years. Grew up in a sea town & his dad managed a wharf.
  14. 14Published first novel before the age of 21. Rejected for admission to a university physics program because he was too young.Ben Okri
    "In the Shadow of War"    Published first novel before the age of 21. Rejected for admission to a university physics program because he was too young.
  15. 15Won a scholarship to Oxford University. Was an accomplished Dante scholar, and taught herself Italian.Dorothy Sayers
    "Suspicion"    Won a scholarship to Oxford University. Was an accomplished Dante scholar, and taught herself Italian.
  16. 16Died of a heart attack on Valentine's Day. Worked as a lyricist with George Gershwin & Jerome Kern.P.G. Wodehouse
    "Jeeves Takes Charge"    Died of a heart attack on Valentine's Day. Worked as a lyricist with George Gershwin & Jerome Kern.
  17. 17Born in Berdiczew, Poland. Worked as a ship's officer, traveling the world, for 20 years.Joseph Conrad
    "An Outpost of Progress"
    "The Secret Sharer"    Born in Berdiczew, Poland. Worked as a ship's officer, traveling the world, for 20 years.
  18. 18Loved pranks & practical jokes. Served as the lone officer for a Secret Intelligence Service outpost in Sierra Leone.Graham Greene
    "The Destructors"
    "A Hint of an Explanation"
    "A Shocking Accident"    Loved pranks & practical jokes. Served as the lone officer for a Secret Intelligence Service outpost in Sierra Leone.
  19. 19Close friend of Teddy Roosevelt. After throwing away a bad report card, he had to walk to school with a sign that said LIAR between his shoulders.Rudyard Kipling
    "The Man Who Would Be King"
    "Mrs. Bathurst"    Close friend of Teddy Roosevelt. After throwing away a bad report card, he had to walk to school with a sign that said LIAR between his s...
  20. 20Educated for the priesthood as a child. Worked as a lumberjack. Founded the Irish Communist Party.Liam O'Flaherty
    "The Wave"    Educated for the priesthood as a child. Worked as a lumberjack. Founded the Irish Communist Party.
  21. 21Grew up in a theater family, with parents who were both actors. Adopted an alter ego named "Eric Avon" as a child.Daphne Du Maurier
    "The Birds"    Grew up in a theater family, with parents who were both actors. Adopted an alter ego named "Eric Avon" as a child.
  22. 22Educated by Jesuits. Worked as a language instructor. Died following surgery for a perforated ulcer.James Joyce
    The Dubliners:
    "Araby"
    "Eveline"
    "The Dead"
    "Counterparts"    Educated by Jesuits. Worked as a language instructor. Died following surgery for a perforated ulcer.
  23. 23Was a librarian. Was a member of the Irish Republican Army.Frank O'Connor
    "Guests of the Nation"    Was a librarian. Was a member of the Irish Republican Army.
  24. 24Spent one year as a policeman in Burma. Killed in action in France during WW I.Saki (H.H. Munro)
    "The Interlopers"
    "The Open Window"    Spent one year as a policeman in Burma. Killed in action in France during WW I.
  25. 25Loved playing with his dog & his 6 computers. Considered the inventor of communications satellites.Arthur C. Clarke
    "The Star"
    "If I Forget Thee, O Earth..."    Loved playing with his dog & his 6 computers. Considered the inventor of communications satellites.
  26. 26Hoped to one day establish a utopian community in the Southwest U.S. Suffered & died from tuberculosisD.H. Lawrence
    "The Horse Dealer's Daughter"
    "The Odour of Chrysanthemums"
    "The Rocking Horse Winner"    Hoped to one day establish a utopian community in the Southwest U.S. Suffered & died from tuberculosis

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