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Costain

American  
[kos-teyn] / ˈkɒs teɪn /

noun

  1. Thomas Bertram, 1885–1965, U.S. novelist, historian, and editor, born in Canada.


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Michael Costain, 69, from Rhayader, Powys, travelled to the west African country on 8 March and had been expected back on 20 March.

From BBC May 19, 2023

Costain, down 4p at 278.5p, said it was considering its position and would make a statement in due course.

From The Guardian Apr. 24, 2013

Martin has also listed Maurice Druon and Thomas B. Costain as models, two mid-20th-century historical novelists who wrote about medieval France, and you can see echoes of that material in his fictional universe, as well.

From Salon Jun. 4, 2012

It is just the latest in a long line which, in the past year, has included firms such as Trinity Mirror, Pirelli, Fujitsu, Barclays, Morrisons, Vodafone, BMI, Dairy Crest, IBM and Costain.

From BBC Mar. 8, 2010

His swashbuckling sagas, The Black Rose and The Moneyman, not only gave readers a bowing acquaintance with the courts of Kublai Khan and medieval France, but made Costain himself the contemporary king of historical romance.

From Time Magazine Archive

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