Duncan Sprott is a

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living in

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Life

Sprott was born in 1952. He attended the

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where he read Theology, and was awarded the G. W. Anderson Prize for Hebrew. He then attended the

Heatherley School of Fine Art The Heatherley School of Fine Art is an independent art school in London. The school was named after Thomas Heatherley who took over as the school's principal from James Mathews Leigh (when it was named "Leigh's"). Founded in 1845, the school ...

and ended up teaching English, Greek and Drama for 13 years. He has been a full-time writer since 1990, his novels having been translated into many languages and which are mostly set within a historical backdrop. He was awarded an Arts Council Literature Bursary in 1995 and his journalism has appeared in most of the major national newspapers. He currently resides in Ireland.

Writing

Novels

Independent novels

*''The Clopton Hercules'' (1991) *''The Rise of Mr. Warde'' (1992) *''Our Lady of the Potatoes'' (1995)

= Ptolemies Quartet (ongoing)

= *''The House of the Eagle'' (2004) *''Daughter of the Crocodile'' (2006)

Nonfiction

*''1784'' (1984) *''Sprottichronicon: A Millennium Cracker'' (2000) *''Writing Historical Fiction: A Writers' and Artists' Companion'' (with

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References

External links

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Guardian newspaper: Duncan Sprott on CP CavafyReview: The House of the Eagle by Duncan Sprott
Irish male novelists Irish historical novelists 20th-century Irish non-fiction writers 21st-century Irish non-fiction writers Living people Year of birth missing (living people) {{Ireland-writer-stub