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The Art of Fiction

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Evolution and Redemption

John Gardner (British writer)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. John Edmund Gardner (20 November 1926 - 3 August 2007) was an English spy novelist, most notably for the James Bond series. Gardner was born in Seaton Delaval, Northumberland. He graduated from St John's College, Cambridge and did postgraduate study at Oxford. During World War II Gardner served in the Home Guard until he became of age to volunteer for service in the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm then transferred to the Royal Marines 42 Commando serving in the Middle East and Far East. Gardner's father was a clergyman in the Church of England and encouraged Gardner to follow his example. Gardner was ordained and served as a priest for seven years before deciding he did not have the proper vocation and withdrawing from the clergy. He then worked as a journalist and theatre critic.

John Gardner (American writer)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. John Champlin Gardner, Jr. (July 21, 1933 - September 14, 1982) was an American novelist, essayist, literary critic and university professor. He is perhaps most noted for his novel Grendel, a retelling of the Beowulf myth from the monster's point of view. Gardner was born in Batavia, New York. His father was a lay preacher and dairy farmer, and his mother taught English at a local school. Both parents were fond of Shakespeare and often recited literature together. He was active in the Boy Scouts of America and made Eagle Scout. As a child, Gardner attended public school and worked on his father's farm, where, in April 1945, his younger brother Gilbert was killed in an accident with a cultipacker. Gardner, who was driving the tractor during the fatal accident, carried guilt for his brother's death throughout his life, suffering nightmares and flashbacks. The incident informed much of Gardner's fiction and criticism - most directly in the 1977 short story "Redemption," which included a fictionalized recounting of the accident.

Jeffrey Ford

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Jeffrey Ford (born November 8, 1955 in West Islip, New York) is an American writer in the Fantastic genre tradition, although his works have spanned genres including Fantasy, Science Fiction and Mystery. His work is characterized by a sweeping imaginative power, humor, literary allusion, and a fascination with tales told within tales. He is a graduate of the Binghamton University, where he studied with the novelist John Gardner. He lives in southern New Jersey and teaches writing and literature at Brookdale Community College in Monmouth County. He has also taught at the summer Clarion Workshop for science fiction and fantasy writers in Michigan. He has contributed stories, essays and interviews to various magazines and e-magazines including MSS, Puerto Del Sol, Northwest Review, Hayden's Ferry Review, Argosy, Event Horizon, Infinity Plus, Black Gate and The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction.

United States Ambassador to Nicaragua

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. John Bozman Kerr (March 5, 1809 - January 27, 1878) was a U.S. Congressman, representing the sixth district of the state of Maryland from 1849 until 1851.Kerr was born in Easton, Maryland, and attended the common schools and Easton Academy. He graduated from Harvard University in 1830, studied law further, and was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Easton in 1833. He served as a member of the State house of delegates from 1836 until 1838, and later as deputy attorney general for Talbot County from 1845 until 1848. Solon Borland (September 21, 1808 - January 1, 1864) was a newspaperman, soldier, diplomat, Democratic United States Senator from the State of Arkansas and a Confederate officer during the American Civil War.