- John Boland (author)
(Bertram John Boland (
Birmingham ,12 February 1913 – 1976) was a Britishnovelist . He lived inEast Sussex , on the edge ofAshdown Forest with hiswife , Philippa.Biography and biblography taken from the dust jacket of The Gentlemen at Large. Published by Forest House Books.]
His most well knownbook was The League of Gentlemen (1958) which was released as afilm . However, characters' names and the ending were changed. [The book ends with the main character shooting himself. In the film, he gives himself up to the police.]He wrote two
sequels :
* "The Gentlemen Reform (1961)"
* "The Gentlemen at Large (1962)"They continued with the characterisations developed in the film.
=Bibliography=Fiction
* "White August" (1955)
* "No Refuge" (1956)
* "The League of Gentlemen" (1958)
* "Operation Red Carpet" (1959)
* "The Gentlemen Reform" (1961)
* "The Gentlemen at Large" (1962)
* "The Big Job"
* "Bitter Fortune"
* "Breakdown"
* "The Catch"
* "Counterpol"
* "Counterpol in Paris"
* "The Disposal Unit"
* "Fatal Error"
* "The Fourth Grave"
* "The Golden Fleece"
* "The Good Citizens"
* "The Gusher"
* "Inside Job"
* "Kidnap"
* "The Midas Touch"
* "Mysterious Way"
* "Negative Value"
* "Painted Lady"
* "Queer Fish"
* "The Shakespeare Curse"
* "The Trade of Kings"
* "Vendetta"Nonfiction
* "Free-Lance Journalism"
* "Short Story Writing"Notes
References
*cite book | last=Tuck | first=Donald H. | authorlink=Donald H. Tuck | title=The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy | location=Chicago | publisher=Advent | pages=55 | date=1974|id=ISBN 0-911682-20-1
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