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Author- Skai (Hector Hugh Munro)

·         Birth Date- 18 December 1870

·         Death Date- 13 November 1916

·         Interesting Facts- he was known for a British writer. His nickname is Saki. He writes short stories, and is very good at them. He puts a twist ending in some stories.

·         Famous stories- "The Interlopers", "Gabriel-Ernest", "The Schartz-Metterklume Method", "The Toys of Peace"

·         Extra facts- he was on a television series, and he was in a flim

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saki

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Edgar Allen Poe

·         Birth Date- January 19, 1809

·         Death Date- October 7, 1849

·         Interesting Facts- he was born in Boston. He married his cousin who was 13 years old. He was a master at writing poems.

·         Famous stories- "The Haunted Palace"

"To Helen"

"Lenore"

"Tamerlane"

"The Raven"

"Ulalume"

·         Extra Facts- He wrote tales and poetry. He was in the military. He wrote many famous stories.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Allan_Poe

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O'Henry (William Sydney Porter)

·         Birth date- September 11, 1862

·         Death Date- June 5, 1910

·         Interesting facts- he was a very good American writer. He was once going to jail but he escaped to New Orleans.

·         Famous stories: "The Gift of the Magi" "The Ransom of Red Chief" "The Cop and the Anthem"

·         Other facts: his stories were more playful. Some of his stories have been made into some films. He has written a lot of stories.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O._Henry#Stories

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Julie Otsuka

·         Date of Birth- May 15, 1962

·         Has not passed away

·         Interesting Facts- she is a Japanese American writer. She attended Yale university. She has written all kinds of stories panning over to different times.

·         Famous Books: “ The Buddah in the Attic” “When the Emperor was Divine”

·         Other facts: she was born in California. She had two brothers. She is teaching at London.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_Otsuka

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