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British writer
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Male
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Birth:
1953
Education:
Fettes College
The details
Biography
Introduction
Ross Leckie (born May 6, 1957) is a Scottish writer of historical novels, best known for his Carthage trilogy. He is not to be confused with the Canadian poet of the same name.
Biography
Ross Leckie attended Drumtochty Castle Preparatory School and Fettes College; at Fettes he gained his interest in classical literature. He studied classics at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, where he was also President of the Junior Common Room.
After that he became a fund manager at Artemis as well as writing novels and now lives in Scotland in a country house.
He has 10 children called Douglas, Xania, Patrick, Alexia, Hugh, William, Ilaria , Thomas, Edward and Athena.
Works
Carthage Trilogy
- Hannibal (also as Hannibal: A novel)
- Scipio Africanus (also as Scipio: A novel)
- Carthage
Non-fiction
- The Bluffer's Guide to The Classics
- Grampian: A Country in Miniature
- The Gourmet's Companion