George MacDonald Fraser (1925–2008)

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1. George MacDonald Fraser

   Author of Flash for Freedom!, Flashman and the Mountain of Light, Flashman and the Dragon

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7. Lindsey Davis

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8. Robert Graves

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9. John le Carré

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13. John Prebble

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14. Alexander Kent

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15. Kingsley Amis

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16. Max Hastings

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17. Tom Sharpe

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18. John Buchan

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19. Anthony Trollope

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20. Jan Morris

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