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Francis Beeding

A pseudonym for co-authors Hilary Saint George Saunders and John Leslie Palmer.

They were Oxford graduates who met while at the League of Nations in Geneva. Palmer was a drama critic who wrote books on the theatre under the pseudonym "Christopher Haddon".

Saunders served with the Welsh Guards in WWI and worked for the Air Ministry in WWII, writing the famous pamphlet, The Battle of Britain. From 1946 to 1950 he was librarian of the House of Commons.

They also wrote mainstream fiction under the name David Pilgrim.

Beeding has over thirty novels to his credit, five of which have been adapted into feature films. Of these, The House of Dr. Edwardes remains the best known, as it formed the basis of Alfred Hitchcock's film Spellbound.

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  • Cover of: Death walks in Eastrepps

    First published in 1931 8 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition deathwalksineast00beed
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    First published in 1927 7 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition spellboundmyster00fbe_8p0 Cover of edition housedredwardes00beed
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    First published in 1935 5 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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Subjects
Fiction, Intelligence service, World War, 1939-1945, American fiction, British and Irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Crime, fiction, Detective and mystery stories, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Gagnants à la loterie, Lottery winners, Mystery, Romans, nouvelles, Suspense, Suspense fiction, Swindlers and swindling, Thriller, Thrillers
Places
Great Britain, Geneva, Hanover, Paris
Time
1920s

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  • OLID: OL2556315A

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Alternative names

  • Frances Beeding
  • Barum Browne
  • Cornelius Cofyn
  • David Pilgrim

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October 28, 2023 Edited by mheiman merge authors
September 25, 2023 Edited by Martha Carson Wade Edited without comment.
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August 30, 2022 Edited by Martha Carson Wade Edited without comment.
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import