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Alasdair Gray is a Scottish author, best known for his novel “Lanark”. Alasdair Gray was born in the suburb of Riddrie, in east Glasgow, on December 28th, 1934. At one point he described his early schooling as “the kind of education British government… more »

1859-1932 Kenneth Graham was a Scottish born author, most famous for his book “The Wind in the Willows”. Kenneth Graham was born in Edinburgh, Scotland on the 8th of March, 1859. An unhealthy home environment, which included the death of his mother… more »

1850-1894 Robert Louis Stevenson is one of the most authors in the world and a renowned Scot. Robert Louis Stevenson is the author of one of the world’s best known, widely read and adapted books, Treasure Island. Although in the present day, this f… more »

Ian Rankin is a popular Scottish novelist, best known for his Inspector Rebus stories. Ian Rankin was born on the 28th of April 1980, in Cardenden, Fife, Scotland. Ian Ranking attended Beath High School in Cowdenbeath. After graduating he continued h… more »