EC Bentley

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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.

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personal data
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