John Boland (author)

(Bertram John Boland (Birmingham, 12 February 1913 – 1976) was a British novelist. He lived in East Sussex, on the edge of Ashdown Forest with his wife, Philippa.Biography and biblography taken from the dust jacket of The Gentlemen at Large. Published by Forest House Books.]
His most well known book was The League of Gentlemen (1958) which was released as a film. 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