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Earl Derr Biggers

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born

August 24, 1884 in Warren, Ohio, The United States

died

April 05, 1933

gender

male

genre

Mystery & Thrillers

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Earl Derr Biggers was born in Warren, Ohio on August 24, 1884. Years later, while attending Harvard University, Biggers showed little passion for the classics, preferring instead writers such as Rudyard Kipling and Richard Harding Davis. Following his graduation from Harvard in 1907, he worked briefly for the Cleveland Plain Dealer and at Bobbs-Merrill publishers. By 1908, Biggers was hired at the Boston Traveler to write a daily humor column. Soon, however, he became that paper's drama critic. It was at this time that he met Elanor Ladd, who would later become his wife and who would have a marked influence in his writing.

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Books by Earl Derr Biggers

Average rating: 3.79 · 699 ratings · 144 reviews · 33 distinct works

	The House Without a Key (Charlie Chan, #1) 3.71 avg rating — 197 ratings — published 1925 — 15 editions	My rating:
	The Chinese Parrot (Charlie Chan, #2) 3.71 avg rating — 119 ratings — published 1926 — 16 editions	My rating:
	Behind That Curtain (Charlie Chan, #3) 3.79 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 1928 — 13 editions	My rating:
	The Black Camel (Charlie Chan, #4) 3.67 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 1929 — 15 editions	My rating:
	Charlie Chan Carries On (Charlie Chan, #5) 3.94 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 1930 — 13 editions	My rating:
	The Agony Column 3.86 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 1976 — 28 editions	My rating:
	The Keeper of the Keys (Charlie Chan, #6) 3.69 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 1932 — 10 editions	My rating:
	Seven Keys to Baldpate 3.58 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 1913 — 20 editions	My rating:
	Charlie Chan: Five Complete Novels (Charlie Chan, #1-4,6) 4.10 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1988	My rating:
	Fifty Candles 3.64 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1926 — 6 editions	My rating:

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Series by Earl Derr Biggers

Charlie Chan (6 books)
by Earl Derr Biggers

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Quotes by Earl Derr Biggers

“Truth is rare fruit in garden of murder.”
― Earl Derr Biggers, The Black Camel

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“He turned to Miss Minerva. "I'm relying on you, at any rate. You've got a good mind. Anybody can see that."
"Thank you," she said.
"As good as a man's," he added.
"Oh, now you've spoiled it!”
― Earl Derr Biggers, The House Without a Key

tags: charlie-chan , humor , intelligence , smart-women , women

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