John Joy Bell

John Joy Bell

". His articles depicted the life of working-class Glaswegians, and were often written in the vernacular. He created the character of 'MacGreegor' for his "Evening Times" articles, and the stories were so popular that they were published in book form, and later made into a film.

Bell has often been criticised for being overly sentimental and kailyard, however, it is also said that his vernacular was an accurate reflection of the reality, which is partly what made them popular. In recent years though, Bell's books are increasingly forgotten.

Publications

*"Wee Macgreegor", 1903.
*"Wee Macgreegor Again"
*"Later Adventures of Wee Macgreegor", 1904.
*"Mistress McLeerie", 1904.
*"Jess & Co., 1904"
*"A Kingdom of Dreams", 1911
*"I Remember", Porpoise Press, Edinburgh, 1932
*"Scotland's Rainbow West", 1933.
*"Oh! Christina!"
*"Courtin' Christina"
*"Wee Macgreegor Enlists" [gutenberg|no=12269|name=Wee Macgreegor Enlists by John Joy Bell]
*"Till The Clock Stops", ISBN 1-4191-9012-1 [gutenberg|no=9873|name=Till the Clock Stops by John Joy Bell]
*"Good Morning, Sir John! A play in one act"
*"Mr. Pennycook's boy"
*"Do you remember?"
*"On the Quay" (poem) [ [http://oldpoetry.com/poetry/41687 On The Quay by John Joy Bell at Old Poetry ] at oldpoetry.com]
*"Beyond London Lights" [imdb title|0018694|Beyond London Lights (1928)]
*"Wee MacGregor's Sweetheart" [imdb title|0242138|Wee MacGregor's Sweetheart (1922)]

Notes

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* [http://reference.allrefer.com/encyclopedia/B/BellJJ.html reference.allrefer.com]
* [http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~crumey/john_joy_bell.html users.globalnet.co.uk]
* [http://www.theglasgowstory.com/story.php?id=TGSEH08 theglasgowstory.com]
* [http://textbook-authors.abebooks.co.uk/Author/40077/Bell+John+Joy.html abebooks.co.uk]
* [http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/people/A0806867.html factmonster.com]
*cite book | last=Bleiler | first=Everett | authorlink=Everett F. Bleiler | title=The Checklist of Fantastic Literature | location=Chicago | publisher=Shasta Publishers | pages=46 | date=1948

External links

*gutenberg author|id=John_Joy_Bell|name=John Joy Bell


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