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Leslie Barringer (1895-1968) was an English editor and fantasy author, best known for the Neustrian Cycle, three fantasy novels set in an alternate medieval France called Neustria (historically an early division of the Frankish kingdom). In addition to the Neustrian fantasies he also wrote three historical novels of medieval England.

Barringer was a Quaker, born in England. He served in an ambulance unit during World War I. After the war he worked at various times as a civil servant and as an editor for English publishers Thomas Nelson & Sons and Amalgamated Press. Barringer and his wife had four daughters.

Most of Barringer's written works were originally published in the 1920s and 1930s. Obscure as an author during his own lifetime, after his death his fantasies were rediscovered and critically praised by later fantasy authors such as L. Sprague de Camp and Lin Carter, leading to revived interest in them. As a result, a number of reprints appeared in the 1970s and 1980s, most notably as volumes 7, 9 and 13 of the Newcastle Forgotten Fantasy Library in 1976-77.

To date there has been no comparable revival of Barringer's other works.

Bibliography

Neustrian cycle

Gerfalcon (Heinemann 1927)
Joris of the Rock (Heinemann 1928)
Shy Leopardess (Methuen 1948)

Historical novels

Kay the Left-Handed (1935)
Know Ye Not Agincourt? (Nelson 1936)
The Rose in Splendour: a Story of the Wars of Lancaster and York (Dent 1953)

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-'''Leslie Barringer''' ([[1895]]-[[1968]]) was an [[English people|English]] [[editor]] and [[fantasy author]], best known for the [[Neustrian Cycle]], three [[fantasy]] novels set in an alternate [[Middle ages|medieval]] [[France]] called [[Neustria]] (historically an early division of the [[Franks|Frankish kingdom]]). In addition to the Neustrian fantasies he also wrote three [[Historical novel|historical novels]] of medieval [[England]].
+'''Leslie Barringer''' ([[1895]]-[[1968]]) was an [[English people|English]] [[editor]] and [[fantasy author]], best known for the [[Neustrian Cycle]], three [[fantasy]] novels set in an alternate [[Middle ages|medieval]] [[France]] called [[Neustria]] (historically an early division of the [[Franks|Frankish kingdom]]). In addition to the Neustrian fantasies he also wrote three [[historical novel]]s of medieval [[England]].
-Barringer was a [[Religious Society of Friends|Quaker]], born in [[England]]. He served in an ambulance unit during [[World War I]]. After the war he worked at various times as a civil servant and as an editor for English publishers Thomas Nelson & Sons and Amalgamated Press. Barringer and his wife had four daughters.
+Barringer was a [[Religious Society of Friends|Quaker]], born in England. He served in an ambulance unit during [[World War I]]. After the war he worked at various times as a civil servant and as an editor for English publishers Thomas Nelson & Sons and Amalgamated Press. Barringer and his wife had four daughters.
-Most of Barringer's written works were originally published in the 1920s and 1930s. Obscure as an author during his own lifetime, after his death his fantasies were rediscovered and critically praised by later fantasy authors such as [[L. Sprague de Camp]] and [[Lin Carter]], leading to revived interest in them. As a result, a number of reprints in the 1970s and 1980s, most notably as volumes 7, 9 and 13 of the ''[[Newcastle Forgotten Fantasy Library]]'' in 1976-77.
+Most of Barringer's written works were originally published in the 1920s and 1930s. Obscure as an author during his own lifetime, after his death his fantasies were rediscovered and critically praised by later fantasy authors such as [[L. Sprague de Camp]] and [[Lin Carter]], leading to revived interest in them. As a result, a number of reprints appeared in the 1970s and 1980s, most notably as volumes 7, 9 and 13 of the ''[[Newcastle Forgotten Fantasy Library]]'' in 1976-77.
 To date there has been no comparable revival of Barringer's other works.
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 *''Know Ye Not Agincourt?'' (Nelson 1936)
 *''The Rose in Splendour: a Story of the Wars of Lancaster and York'' (Dent 1953)
 [[Category:1895 births|Barringer, Leslie]]