# Author John Fowles (The French Lieutenant's Woman) dead at age 79

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [November 7, 2005, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/author-john-fowles-the-french-lieutenants-woman-dead-at-age-79/329931 "2005-11-07T18:14:48Z")\
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**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2005, 6:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/author-john-fowles-the-french-lieutenants-woman-dead-at-age-79/329931/1 "2005-11-07T18:14:48Z")

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[BBC Story](http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4415100.stm)

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**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\
**Post date:** [November 7, 2005, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/author-john-fowles-the-french-lieutenants-woman-dead-at-age-79/329931/2 "2005-11-07T18:25:40Z")

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Wonderful writer, sorry to hear the news. **The Magus** is a favorite of mine.