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Jeffrey Archer, a best-selling British novelist and former Tory politician who served time for perjury in 2001, died at age 86 on Monday. Known for books like "Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less" and the "Kane and Abel" series, he sold over 300 million copies globally during his career. Archer was also briefly an MP before becoming a senior Conservative party official under Margaret Thatcher but faced public disgrace with his legal troubles. His publisher confirmed that he passed away peacefully at home, leaving behind his wife and children.
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Jeffrey Archer, a bestselling novelist and former Conservative politician, died suddenly at age 86 on Monday, peacefully at his home between writing sessions. His publisher, HarperCollins, announced the news, noting that his last book, Adam And Eve, was due for release this month. With over 300 million copies sold worldwide across more than a hundred countries, Archer's novels like Kane and Abel and First Among Equals were immensely popular. Politically, he served as an MP for Louth from 1969 to 1974 and later joined the House of Lords in 1992 after being made a life peer. However, his political career faced a significant setback when he was imprisoned for four years in 2001 for perjury related to a libel case against The Daily Star newspaper. Despite this scandal, Archer remained active and respected in the literary world until his death, leaving behind his wife Dame Mary, two sons, five grandchildren, and an enduring legacy as both a celebrated author and controversial figure.
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Best-selling British novelist and former Tory politician Jeffrey Archer, who was jailed for perjury in a high-profile libel case, has died at 86, his publisher said on Monday.
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Archer sold over 300 million copies worldwide during his five-decade writing career and was known for pacy thrillers such as his 1976 debut Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less and the Kane and Abel series.
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His final novel, Adam and Eve, was set for release on Tuesday.
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Kate Elton, HarperCollins’ UK Chief Executive and Archer’s editor, said he died “suddenly and peacefully” at his home.
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“We’re all devastated to have lost a writer who has brought joy to generations of readers – and a true friend,” Elton said in a statement.
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A prominent Conservative politician, Archer briefly served as an MP before becoming a senior party official under then prime minister Margaret Thatcher in the mid-1980s.
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But Archer faced a very public downfall when he was convicted of perjury and perverting the course of justice in 2001.
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The charges stemmed from his successful 1987 libel case against the British newspaper the Daily Star, which accused him of hiring a prostitute.
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Archer had been awarded £500,000 ($948,000).
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He was sentenced to four years’ imprisonment and was released in 2003, after which he returned to the House of Lords until retirement in 2024.
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Just last week Archer visited his old school library, in the village of Wellington in the English county of Somerset, the BBC reported.
“It’s wonderful to come back.
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What I got a real thrill about when I was walking towards the library is seeing the young boys and girls and thinking, ‘that’s the next generation’
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,” Archer said, according to the British broadcaster.
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He said he attended the school because of a scholarship.
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“I was on a scholarship because we had no money.
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I came from Weston-super-Mare, and we had no money.
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I would never have got in without a scholarship.”
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Born in London in 1940, Archer’s family soon moved to Somerset where, the BBC reports, his parents bought a house from John Cleese’s mother.
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Elected to the House of Commons at 29 in 1969, Archer was forced to resign five years later after bad investments drove him to bankruptcy.
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This led him to write his debut novel.
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He is survived by his wife Dame Mary Archer, their sons, James and William, and several grandchildren.
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