EC Bentley
EC Bentley (actually Edmund Clerihew Bentley ; * July 10, 1875 in London , † March 30, 1956 ibid) was a British writer .
Life
At Edmund Clerihew Bentley is remembered as the inventor of the Clerihew , a humorous poetry, a short biographical quatrains with quirky character over celebrity. He worked as a journalist for several newspapers, including the Daily Telegraph . In addition to the Clerihews, his detective novels were also appreciated, the best known being Trent's Last Case (1913). Among his admirers was Dorothy L. Sayers . Some of his works have recently been reprinted.
Works (selection)
- Biography for Beginners. Being a collection of miscellaneous examples for the use of upper forms . Laurie Press, London 1905.
- More biography . Methuen, London 1929 (illustrated by GK Chesterton )
- Baseless Biography. Humorous verses . Methuen, London 1939 (illustrated by Nicolas Bentley).
- Trent's last case. A classic detective novel from 1913 ("Trent's Last Case"). Heyne, Munich 1978, ISBN 3-453-10407-2 (former title The jump through the window ).
- Trent's own case . House of Stratur, London 2001, ISBN 0-7551-0328-9 (reprint of the London 1936 edition).
- Trent Intervenes . Dent, London 1986, ISBN 0-460-02419-1 (short stories; reprint of the London 1953 edition)
- Elephant's work. To Enigma . House of Stratur, London 2001, ISBN 0-7551-0323-8 (reprint of the London 1950 edition).
literature
- Armin Arnold u. a. (Ed.): Reclams Kriminalromanführer . Reclam, Stuttgart 1978, ISBN 3-15-010279-0 , pp. 70-71.
- TJ Binyon: Murder wants out. The detective in fiction . OUP, Oxford 1999, ISBN 0-19-219223-X , pp. 56-58.
Web links
- Literature by and about EC Bentley in the catalog of the German National Library
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Bentley, EC |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bentley, Edmund Clerihew |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British writer |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 10, 1875 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
DATE OF DEATH | March 30, 1956 |
Place of death | London |