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Christopher John Little (1941 – 7 January 2021) was an English literary agent. He was born in York in 1941, and grew up in Liversedge.^[1] He began a recruitment agency in the 1970s, when looking for work in the United Kingdom after returning from a financial career abroad.^[2] He sold his first novel in 1979: the book Man on Fire, written by his friend, Phillip Nicholson, and published under the pseudonym  A. J. Quinnell. Little then established the Christopher Little Literary Agency. Though he considered it only a hobby at first, the recruitment firm grew, and represented 20 authors by the time he sold it in 1992.^[2]

Little died from cancer on 7 January 2021, at age 79.^[1]^[3]

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^ ^a ^b Christopher Little, Who Built an Empire Around a Boy Wizard, Dies at 79. New York Times, 27 January 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
^ ^a ^b "About The agency - Christopher Little". Christopher Little. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
^ Chandler, Mark. "Agent Christopher Little dies, aged 79". The Bookseller. Retrieved 11 January 2021.

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[NYT-1] Christopher Little, Who Built an Empire Around a Boy Wizard, Dies at 79. New York Times, 27 January 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.

[:0-2] "About The agency - Christopher Little". Christopher Little. Retrieved 24 September 2020.

[3] Chandler, Mark. "Agent Christopher Little dies, aged 79". The Bookseller. Retrieved 11 January 2021.

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-'''Christopher John Little''' was an English literary agent. He was born in [[York]] in 1941, and grew up in [[Liversedge]].<ref name = NYT>[https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/27/books/christopher-little-dead.html Christopher Little, Who Built an Empire Around a Boy Wizard, Dies at 79]. ''New York Times'', 27 January 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.</ref> He began a recruitment agency in the 1970s, when looking for work in the United Kingdom after returning from a financial career abroad.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|title=About The agency - Christopher Little|language=en-GB|work=Christopher Little|url=http://www.christopherlittle.net/about/|access-date=24 September 2020}}</ref> He sold his first novel in 1979, the book ''[[Man on Fire (Quinnell novel)|Man on Fire]]'', written by his friend Phillip Nicholson, and published under the pseudonym  [[A. J. Quinnell]]. Little then established the [[Christopher Little Literary Agency]]. Though he considered it only a hobby at first, the recruitment firm grew, and represented 20 authors by the time he sold it in 1992.<ref name=":0" /> Little would later be the first agent of [[J.K. Rowling]].
+'''Christopher John Little''' (1941 – 7 January 2021) was an English literary agent. He was born in [[York]] in 1941, and grew up in [[Liversedge]].<ref name = NYT>[https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/27/books/christopher-little-dead.html Christopher Little, Who Built an Empire Around a Boy Wizard, Dies at 79]. ''New York Times'', 27 January 2021. Retrieved 6 February 2021.</ref> He began a recruitment agency in the 1970s, when looking for work in the United Kingdom after returning from a financial career abroad.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|title=About The agency - Christopher Little|language=en-GB|work=Christopher Little|url=http://www.christopherlittle.net/about/|access-date=24 September 2020}}</ref> He sold his first novel in 1979: the book ''[[Man on Fire (Quinnell novel)|Man on Fire]]'', written by his friend, Phillip Nicholson, and published under the pseudonym  [[A. J. Quinnell]]. Little then established the [[Christopher Little Literary Agency]]. Though he considered it only a hobby at first, the recruitment firm grew, and represented 20 authors by the time he sold it in 1992.<ref name=":0" />
 Little died from cancer on 7 January 2021, at age 79.<ref name = NYT/><ref>{{Cite news|title=Agent Christopher Little dies, aged 79|language=en-GB|first=Mark|last=Chandler|work=[[The Bookseller]]|url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/agent-christopher-little-dies-aged-79-1232522|access-date=11 January 2021}}</ref>