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Crabbe, E. (2026, October 5). Former politician and novelist Jeffrey Archer dies aged 86. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/jeffrey-archer-conservative-house-of-lords-press-association-b1299644.html
Crabbe, Ellie. “Former politician and novelist Jeffrey Archer dies aged 86.” Evening Standard, 5 Oct. 2026, https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/jeffrey-archer-conservative-house-of-lords-press-association-b1299644.html.
Crabbe, Ellie. “Former politician and novelist Jeffrey Archer dies aged 86.” Evening Standard, October 5, 2026. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/jeffrey-archer-conservative-house-of-lords-press-association-b1299644.html.
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Jeffrey Archer, a bestselling novelist and former Conservative politician, died suddenly at age 86 on October 2, 2023, according to his publisher HarperCollins. His novels have sold over 300 million copies in 115 countries. Archer 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.
Archer's writing career took off following his imprisonment in 2001 when he was convicted of perjury and sentenced to four years for lying during a libel case against the Daily Star. He returned to political life briefly before retiring from the House of Lords in 2024. His last book, Adam and Eve, was scheduled for release this month.
Despite his literary success, Archer faced significant controversy due to his conviction, which overshadowed much of his later career but did not diminish his impact on British literature.
