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Edwin Radford

Edwin Isaac Radford (1891-1973) with his wife Mona A. Radford (born Mona Augusta Mangan) (1894-1990) made up the writing duo E. and M. A. Radford.

Edwin Radford married Mona Augusta Mangan in 1939. Edwin worked as a journalist, holding many editorial roles on Fleet Street in London, and became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. Mona was a popular leading lady in musical-comedy and revues until her retirement from the stage. Mona wrote poetry as well as works for the stage.

The couple turned to crime fiction when they were both in their early fifties. Edwin described their collaborative formula as: “She kills them off, and I find out how she done it.” Their primary series detective was Harry Manson who they introduced in 1944. Between 1944 and 1972 the two wrote thirty novels, all published in England.

They also edited the Encyclopaedia of Superstitions and wrote on folk lore and the origins of words and phrases.

The Radfords spent their final years living in Worthing on the English South Coast.
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Born 1891
Died 1973

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    First published in 1948 — 9 editions
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    First published in 1973 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: It's murder to live!: a detective study in science and deduction : an Inspector Manson story

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Born 1891
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Subjects

Fiction - Mystery/ Detective, Mystery & Detective - General, Crime & mystery, Dictionaries, Large type books, Fiction, Folklore, Superstition, English language, Large Print, Mystery/Suspense, Terms and phrases, Etymology, Encyclopedias, English Proverbs, Large print books, Livres en gros caractères, Slang, Body, Mind & Spirit / General, Detective and mystery stories, Dictionaries, indexes, English, English Mystery & Suspense Fiction, English fiction, English language, etymology

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1930s-1940s, 1960s

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Alternative names

  • E. Radford
  • Edwin I. Radford
  • E. I. Radford
  • E Radford

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