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Cecil John Charles Street

Cecil John Charles Street was a British army officer and a prolific writer of detective stories. He authored more than 140 novels. John Street used multiple pen names under which he produced multiple long series of novels: one under the name of John Rhode, the majority featuring the academic Dr. Priestley; another under the name of Miles Burton, the majority featuring the retired naval officer Desmond Merrion; and a third under the name Cecil Waye.

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Born 1884
Died 8 December 1964

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  • Cover of: The Robthorne mystery

    First published in 1934 3 editions in 1 language
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    First published in 1926 3 editions in 1 language
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    First published in 1943 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1928 3 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Paddington Mystery (Detective Club Crime Classics)

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    First published in 1924 2 editions in 1 language
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Born 1884
Died 8 December 1964
Subjects
Fiction, Physicians, Police, Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Politics and government, Detective and mystery stories, England, fiction, Fiction in English, Fiction, crime, History, World War, 1914-1918, Dr Lancelot Priestley (fictitious character), English Detective and mystery stories, Investigation, Murder, Territorial questions, American fiction, Applied Mechanics, Butler and Tanner (Firm), Crime & Mystery Fiction, Description and travel, English literature, Fiction, mystery & detective, police procedural, Fiction, mystery & detective, traditional, Fiction, thrillers, general
Places
Great Britain, England, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Ireland, France, Germany
People
Constance Emilie Kent (1844-), Constance Emilie Kent (b. 1844), Dr. Priestley, Elizabeth Gough (1837-), Elizabeth Gough (b. 1837?), Francis Saville Kent (1856-1860), Rufus Daniel Isaacs Reading Marquess of (1860-1935), Rufus Isaacs Marquess of Reading (1860-1935), T. G. Masaryk (1850-1937), Thomas Masaryk (1850)
Time
1930s, 1940s, WWII, 1910-1921, 1914-1940, 1922-, 20th century, Allied occupation, 1918-1930, War of Independence, 1919-1921

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Alternative names

  • John Rhode
  • Miles Burton
  • Cecil Waye
  • Cecil J. C. 1884-1964 Street

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March 4, 2024 Edited by mheiman merge authors
October 31, 2023 Edited by mheiman Cleaned up alternate names
October 31, 2023 Edited by mheiman merge authors
July 14, 2023 Edited by Martha Carson Wade Edited without comment.
October 27, 2008 Created by ImportBot Imported from The Laurentian Library MARC record.