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Dornford Yates

Dornford Yates was the pseudonym of the English novelist, Cecil William Mercer, whose novels and short stories, some humorous (the Berry books), some thrillers (the Chandos books), were best-sellers in the 21-year interwar period between the First and Second world wars. The pen name, Dornford Yates, first in print in 1910, resulted from combining the surnames of his grandmothers – the paternal Eliza Mary Dornford, and the maternal Harriet Yates. Wikipedia

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British writer

Born 7 August 1885
Died 5 March 1960

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  • Cover of: Berry and Co.: a novel

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British writer

Born 7 August 1885
Died 5 March 1960

Subjects

Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Fiction, humorous, Fiction, France, fiction, Fiction, humorous, general, Richard Chandos (Fictitious character), Great britain, social life and customs, fiction, Austria, Castle, Classes supérieures, Criticism and interpretation, Edwardian upper class comedy, English Detective and mystery stories, Fiction, family life, general, Fiction, general, George Hanbury (Fictitious character), Humor, Humorous stories, Humour, Jonathan Mansel (Fictitious character), Large type books, Novel, Romans, nouvelles, Récits humoristiques, Upper class

Places

Austria, Brooch (ficticious town) London, Carinthia (Austria), New forest, Vigil, Wagensburg, imaginary city in imaginary country Reichtenberg.

People

Rose Noble, Berry, Boy, Daphne, George Hanbury, George Hansbury, Jill, Jonah (Jonathan) Mansel, Jonathan Mansel, Richard Chandos, Richards Chandos, and Jonah (ficticious characters)

Time

1920s, 1920, 1920's, Edwardian England

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Alternative names

  • Cecil William Mercer
  • Dornford YATES
  • DORNFORD YATES
  • Yates. Dornford.
  • Yates Dornford
  • YATES Dornford

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September 26, 2023 Edited by mheiman merge authors
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March 12, 2022 Edited by mheiman Added new photo
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