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Laurence Meynell

Laurence Walter Meynell wrote over 150 books. He was born in Wolverhampton, the son of Herbert Meynell and his wife Agnes Mary Sollom; he became a professional writer in the 1920s. A contemporary satire Mockbeggar from 1924 won the Harrap fiction prize. Meynell wrote juvenile literature as Valerie Baxter and A. Stephen Tring. He also wrote detective fiction, with recurring private eye character Hooky Hefferman.

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English author (1899–1989)

Born 1899
Died 1989

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    First published in 1972 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1977 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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    First published in 1963 2 editions in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Builder and dreamer: a life of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, a man who built railways, tunnels, bridges and steamships and who constructed these things on a scale and with a magnificence no one had used before him.

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    First published in 1974 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Hooky catches a tartar: Hooky Hefferman mystery

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  • Cover of: Hooky goes to blazes: a Hooky Hefferman story

    First published in 1981 2 editions in 1 language
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    First published in 1988 2 editions in 1 language
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English author (1899–1989)

Born 1899
Died 1989
Subjects
Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Fiction, Hooky Hefferman (Fictitious character), Private investigators, England, fiction, Hefferman, hooky (fictitious character), fiction, Fiction in English, Private investigators, fiction, Fiction, general, History, Canals, Children's stories, Cricket, Large type books, World War, 1939-1945, Biography, Caen, Battle of, Caen, France, 1944, Campaigns, Description and travel, Fiction, romance, general, Great Britain in fiction, Knights Templar (Masonic order), Personal narratives, English. [from old catalog], Sisters, fiction, Templars
Places
England, Great Britain, Bedfordshire (England), Brightsea, Exmoor (England), Staffordshire (England)
People
James Brindley (1716-1772), Charles Stewart Rolls, Charles Stewart Rolls (1877-1910), Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806-1859), James Brindley, Orville Wright (1871-1948), Pelham Warner Sir (1873-1963), Samuel Johnson (1709-1784), Wilbur Wright (1867-1912)
Time
1910

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Alternative names

  • Laurence Meynell
  • A. Stephen Tring
  • Valerie Baxter
  • Robert Eton
  • Geoffrey Ludlow

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October 9, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ids
April 22, 2016 Edited by Hemanth Kumar author bio & photo
April 22, 2016 Edited by Hemanth Kumar Added new photo
August 18, 2008 Edited by an anonymous user fix author name
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import