Ronald Welch

Ronald Welch (1909 - 1982) was the pseudonym of British writer Ronald Oliver Felton TD. He took the name from his wartime regiment. He was for many years Headmaster of Okehampton Grammar School in Devon.

Welch was teaching at Bedford Modern School when the Second World War broke out and was a Lieutenant in its Officers' Training Corps contingent. In 1940 he was commissioned Lieutenant in the Welch Regiment. He reached the rank of Major and remained in the Territorial Army after the war.

Carey Family

n.b. Carey Family Books - Link books have a Carey in them but not as main focus

Works

Books

*"The Black Car Mystery" (1950)
*"The Clock Stood Still" (1951)
*"The Gauntlet" (1951)
*"Knight Crusader" (1954) (winner of the Carnegie Medal)
*"Sker House" (1955) (writing as Ronald Felton)
*"Ferdinand Magellan" (1955)
*"Captain of Dragoons" (1956)
*"The Long Bow" (1957)
*"Mohawk Valley" (1958)
*"Captain of Foot" (1959)
*"Escape from France" (1960)
*"For the King" (1961) Just an addition to your Ronald Welch bibliography - a short story of his called "The King's Hunt" which appears in "Thrilling Stories of the Past for Boys" edited by Eric Duthie and published in 1970. "The King's Hunt" is set at the 17th century/English Civil War battle of Edgehill and Neil Carey appears in it, so it aligns with "For the King".]
*"Nicholas Carey" (1963)
*"Bowman of Crécy" (1966)
*"The Hawk" (1967)
*"Sun of York" (1970)
*"The Galleon" (1971)
*"Tank Commander" (1972)
*"Zulu Warrior " (1974)
*"Ensign Carey" (1976)

hort stories

*"The Joust" (1968) which appears in "Miscellany Five"In 'Miscellany Five', edited by Edward Blishen, published OUP 1968, there is a short Ronald Welch story 'The Joust' which has as one of its characters Philip d'Aubigny the Crusader. The hero, Owen, comes to the favourable attention of Sir Philip and becomes his squire]
*"The King's Hunt" (1970) which appears in "Thrilling Stories of the Past for Boys" edited by Eric Duthie

Footnotes