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Francis Vivian

Francis Vivian was born Arthur Ernest Ashley in 1906 at East Retford, Nottinghamshire. He was the younger brother of noted photographer Hallam Ashley. Vivian laboured for a decade as a painter and decorator before becoming an author of popular fiction in 1932.

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Born 1906
Died 1979

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  • Cover of: laughing dog.

    First published in 1949 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The Ninth Enemy

    First published in 1948 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The Singing Masons

    First published in 1950 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The Sleeping Island: An Inspector Knollis Story

    First published in 1951 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: threefold cord.

    First published in 2018 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Story-weaving: a text-book on the craft of story-writing

    First published in 1940 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: The Death of Mr. Lomas

    First published in 1941 — 2 editions
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  • Cover of: Creative technique in fiction: a text-book on the application of imaginative processses to the craft of story-weaving.

    First published in 1946 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Dead opposite the church.

    First published in 1959 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: frog was yellow.

    First published in 1940 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Sable Messenger

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  • Cover of: The Elusive Bowman: An Inspector Knollis Mystery

    First published in 1951 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: The Ladies of Locksley: An Inspector Knollis Mystery

    First published in 2018 — 1 edition
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  • Cover of: Darkling Death: An Inspector Knollis Mystery

    First published in 2018 — 1 edition
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Born 1906
Died 1979

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Fiction, Detective and mystery fiction, Detective and mystery stories--England, Gordon Knollis--Fiction, Government investigators, Government investigators--England--Fiction, Short story, Technique

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  • Arthur Ernest Ashley

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June 17, 2024 Edited by M C W Added identifiers
May 27, 2022 Edited by M C W Edited without comment.
May 27, 2022 Edited by M C W Added bio from Fantastic Fiction
September 10, 2008 Edited by RenameBot fix author name
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import