M. J. Trow

M. J. Trow

Meirion James Trow (born 1949) is a writer who writes under the name M. J. Trow.

Biography

Trow was born in Ferndale, Rhondda Cynon Taff, Wales. He went to Warwick School from 1961 to 1968. In 1968 he went to King's College, London, to read history. After graduation he spent a year at Jesus College, Cambridge. In 1973 he married and in 1976 moved to the Isle of Wight where he works as a teacher of History and Politics at Ryde High School. Trow is a member of the Society of Authors and of the Crime Writer's Association. He has worked at Ryde High School for many years and is a well known teacher and historian.

Trow is also known in some circles for his work in theatre and dramas, organising and participating in many performances. He is known keenly for his impressions, dry wit and takes any chance to make fun of the French. He also jokes about the Welsh, despite being born in Wales.

Earlier in 2008 he appeared on the Channel 4 show Richard & Judy talking about his book 'Spartacus: The Myth and the Man'.

Works

Fiction

Trow has written over 25 fiction books, in two main series:
*'Inspector Lestrade' books, based on the character from the Sherlock Holmes stories.
*'Peter Maxwell', featuring a teacher and amateur sleuth.

Non-fiction

*Let Him Have It, Chris (1990), on which the film Let Him Have It was based
*The Many Faces of Jack the Ripper (1997)
*Who Killed Kit Marlowe?: A Contract to Murder in Elizabethan England (2001)
*Vlad the Impaler: In Search of the Real Dracula (2003)
*Boudicca (2004)
*Cnut: Emperor of the North (2005)
*Spartacus: The Myth and the Man (2006)
*The Pocket Hercules (2006)
*El Cid: The Making of a Legend (2007)

References

* [http://www.xs4all.nl/~embden11/Engels4/trow.htm]
* [http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/t/m-j-trow/]
* [http://www.andrewlownie.co.uk/books/trow.mei/index.shtml]

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NAME=Trow, Meirion James
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= M. J. Trow, Mei Trow
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Crime writer and historian
DATE OF BIRTH= 1949
PLACE OF BIRTH=Ferndale, South Wales
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=


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