'George Bellairs - The Manx Connection'
Date(s): September 2006
Creator(s): Cooper, Trudi
Scope & Content: Illustrated dissertation submitted to the University of Liverpool for the degree of Master of Arts in Manx Studies under the direction of the Centre for Manx Studies, Douglas. George Bellairs was the penname for Harold Blundell (1902-1982) wrote 58 novels. Bellairs wrote 11 novels set in the Isle of Man, this dissertation examines will examine the background of these detective (LittleJohn) novels set on the Isle of Man. The dissertation consists of a biography of the author, he was a friend of the artist William Hoggatt. The author lived near Colby Glen, Isle of Man with his Manx wife Gladwys (neé Roberts) since 1962 till his death in 1982. Chapters covered: George Bellairs place within the genre of detective fiction; the use of real locations-problems and solutions; Bellairs Isle of Man;appendices include a list of published novels with year of publication; maps of Isle of Man used in Bellairs novel's.
Language: English
Extent: 1 volume
Physical description: volume
Item name: dissertation
Collection: Manuscript Archive
Level: ITEM
ID number: MS 11525
Record class: Private
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MS 11525 - could you forward an email to Trudi Cooper, author of this work? - Tony Medawar Report this
Hi Tony. I suggest you get in touch directly with the Manx Museum Library & Archives team: library@mnh.gov.im. - Hannah (Manx National Heritage) Report this