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Allen, Grant
Charles Grant Blairfindie Allen was a British philosopher, natural scientist and journalist. His support for evolutionary theory, socialism, agnosticism and the emancipation of women made him a controversial figure in late 19th century Britain. Not only did he write a large number of scientific works, he was also the author of horror, crime, adventure and science fiction stories.
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Oates, Joyce Carol
American author, born into a Protestant working-class family in the little town of Lockport in the western part of the state of New York. The family had a difficult economic situation and she spent most of her childhood and adolescence with her paternal grandparents on a farm in Erie. As a child, she liked to read and write; she got her first book, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, from her g...