Edmund Crispin (1921–1978)
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Edmund Crispin was the pseudonym of Robert Bruce Montgomery, 1921—1978, an English crime writer, science-fiction anthologist and composer.
Writing as Edmund Crispin he is known for his detective novels and short stories featuring Oxford professor, Gervase Fen.
Writing as Bruce Montgomery, he was a prolific composer of vocal and film music.
(ger) Edmund Crispin war das Pseudonym von Robert Bruce Montgomery, 1921—1978, einem englischen Krimiautor, Science-fiction-Herausgeber und Komponisten. Unter dem Namen Edmund Crispin ist er bekannt für seine Detektivromane und -erzählungen um den Oxford-Professor Gervase Fen. Writing as Bruce Montgomery, he was a prolific composer of vocal and film music.
Sèrie
Obres de Edmund Crispin
The Amorous Flea: A Musical Comedy Based on Molière's School for Wives — Redactor/compositor — 3 exemplars
Black Opal | I Found Him Dead | Dead and Dumb 2 exemplars
We Know You're Busy Writing... [Short Story] 2 exemplars
Esther: Intrigue in the Palace 2 exemplars
Science Fiction Stories 1 exemplars
Best of SF Two 1 exemplars
My Joy, My Life, My Crown! 1 exemplars
Svanesången 1 exemplars
BEST S F : SCIENCE FICTION STORIES. 1 exemplars
Outwards from Earth 1 exemplars
Buried for Pleasure: Gervase Fen #6 1 exemplars
We Know You're Busy Writing... 1 exemplars
Long Distance 1 exemplars
Best Tales of Horror 1 exemplars
Crispin Edmund (Robert Bruce Montgomery) 1 exemplars
Danger, Writer at Work 1 exemplars
Who Killed Baker? [Short story] 1 exemplars
The Hunchback Cat [short story] 1 exemplars
The Crime by the River [Short story] 1 exemplars
Four Shakespeare Songs. Second Set. [No. 1.] Take, O take those Lips away. [No. 2.] When lcicles hang by the Wall. [No.… — Redactor/compositor — 1 exemplars
Obres associades
Great Detectives: A Century of the Best Mysteries from England and America (1984) — Col·laborador — 358 exemplars
Miraculous Mysteries: Locked Room Mysteries and Impossible Crimes (2017) — Col·laborador — 104 exemplars
Bodies from the Library 2: Forgotten Stories of Mystery and Suspense by the Queens of Crime and other Masters of Golden… (2019) — Col·laborador — 67 exemplars
Ghosts from the Library: Lost Tales of Terror and the Supernatural (2023) — Col·laborador — 47 exemplars
Bodies from the Library 5: Forgotten Stories of Mystery and Suspense from the Golden Age of Detection (2022) — Col·laborador — 28 exemplars
Detektivhistorier fra Sherlock Holmes til Hercule Poirot — Col·laborador — 3 exemplars
Classic Crime Gift Set--Police At the Funeral, the Moving Toyshop, Death At the President's Lodging (1988) — Col·laborador — 1 exemplars
Sixteen On: An Anthology of Railway Stories — Col·laborador — 1 exemplars
Appendici in giallo 1 (racconti) — Col·laborador — 1 exemplars
Etiquetat
Coneixement comú
- Nom oficial
- Montgomery, Robert Bruce
- Altres noms
- Montgomery, Bruce
- Data de naixement
- 1921-10-02
- Data de defunció
- 1978-09-15
- Gènere
- male
- Nacionalitat
- UK
- Lloc de naixement
- Chesham Bois, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
- Lloc de defunció
- Plymouth, Devon, England, UK
- Llocs de residència
- Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Plymouth, Devon, England, UK - Educació
- Oxford University (St. John's College)
- Professions
- schoolmaster
musician
writer (filmscript and filmscore)
crime novelist
anthologist
composer - Organitzacions
- Detection Club
- Premis i honors
- Guest of Honour, Eastercon, UK (1963)
- Nota de desambiguació
- Edmund Crispin was the pseudonym of Robert Bruce Montgomery, 1921—1978, an English crime writer, science-fiction anthologist and composer. Writing as Edmund Crispin he is known for his detective novels and short stories featuring Oxford professor, Gervase Fen. Writing as Bruce Montgomery, he was a prolific composer of vocal and film music.
Membres
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This is the last Crispin book I intend to read. He comes off as too arch by half for my enjoyment. A writer who wants to show off how clever he is, but the story is not all that clever. The method of murder was obvious and therefore the murderer obvious as well, in spite of the distractions the author tried to provide. I gagged my way to the end, but no more.
This was a thoroughly enjoyable and entertaining read. I am glad to have read it. Gervase Fen is a gem - Crispin writes Fen perfectly, with every necessary idiosyncrasy, but never too much over-description.
The pseudo-Gothic history of Tolnbridge combined with the overlay of the Nazis in WW2 make this a really ripe setting for all sorts of goings on. Crispin capitalizes on all these things and writes a story with hilarity, good props, red herrings, and seemingly familiar characters.
So many "Easter eggs" and homages and little hints about other books make this a nested joy. For example, the second half of chapter eight, in which a visit is made to Garbin's house is absolutely awesome writing. The stoic straight-facedness of Garbin combined with the utter ridiculousness of the props in the setting make this chapter awesome. Highly recommended that readers with wit read this novel - if only for this amusing chapter.
Great vintage mystery. Easy to read, highly enjoyable.… (més)
The pseudo-Gothic history of Tolnbridge combined with the overlay of the Nazis in WW2 make this a really ripe setting for all sorts of goings on. Crispin capitalizes on all these things and writes a story with hilarity, good props, red herrings, and seemingly familiar characters.
So many "Easter eggs" and homages and little hints about other books make this a nested joy. For example, the second half of chapter eight, in which a visit is made to Garbin's house is absolutely awesome writing. The stoic straight-facedness of Garbin combined with the utter ridiculousness of the props in the setting make this chapter awesome. Highly recommended that readers with wit read this novel - if only for this amusing chapter.
Great vintage mystery. Easy to read, highly enjoyable.… (més)
Llistes
British Mystery (1)
Premis
Potser també t'agrada
Autors associats
Estadístiques
- Obres
- 58
- També de
- 42
- Membres
- 6,920
- Popularitat
- #3,533
- Valoració
- 3.7
- Ressenyes
- 211
- ISBN
- 239
- Llengües
- 10
- Preferit
- 37
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