About Ross Leckie
Born 1957. Ross Leckie is a British novelist.
Peter Ross Leckie (born 6 May 1957) is a Scottish writer of historical novels, best known for his Carthage trilogy.
Biography Leckie attended Drumtochty Castle Preparatory School and Fettes College. He studied classics at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, where he was also President of the Junior Common Room. He met Vera Wülfing, a student of languages from Germany, and they married in 1979. They moved to Scotland in 1981. The couple had four children. In 1995 Leckie married Sophie Drinkall, and they had six children. They divorced in 2019.
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
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Who is Ross Leckie?
British novelist (1957-)
When was Ross Leckie born?
Ross Leckie was born on 6 May 1957 in Irvine.
What is Ross Leckie's occupation?
Ross Leckie is a novelist.
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Ross Leckie is British.
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