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Edmund Crispin was the pseudonym of Robert Bruce Montgomery (usually credited as Bruce Montgomery) (2 October 1921 – 15 September 1978), an English crime writer and composer known for his Gervase Fen novels and for his musical scores for the early films in the Carry On series.
Edmund Crispin wrote nine novels in the Gervase Fen series, followed by an anthology of short stories under the pseudonym Edmund Crispin, a name that the author derived from “Hamlet, Revenge” by Michael Innes.
Aug 12, 2022 · After the publication of The Long Divorce (1951) Bruce Montgomery would not publish another Edmund Crispin detective novel for twenty-six years. He did, however, author a spate of mystery short stories—mostly short shorts—in the 1950s, plus a very small number of them afterward.
Edmund Crispin was the pseudonym of (Robert) Bruce Montgomery (1921-1978). His first crime novel and musical composition were both accepted for publication while he was still an undergraduate at Oxford.
Edmund Crispin has 132 books on Goodreads with 46923 ratings. Edmund Crispin’s most popular book is The Moving Toyshop (Gervase Fen, #3).
Nov 16, 2021 · Last month marked the centenary of the birth of Edmund Crispin, the nom de plume of Bruce Montgomery (1921-1978), one of the most precociously gifted but unfairly neglected of all 20th century English crime fiction novelists.
Gervase Fen is a fictional amateur detective and Oxford Professor of English Language and Literature created by Edmund Crispin. Fen appears in nine novels and two books of short stories published between 1944 and 1979.
Book 11. Fen Country: Twenty-Six Stories Featuring Gervase Fen. by Edmund Crispin. 3.71 · 330 Ratings · 39 Reviews · published 1979 · 2 editions. Amateur detective and Oxford don, Gervase Fen, wit…. Want to Read. Rate it: Gervase Fen, a professor of English in Oxford, England: The Case of the Gilded Fly (Gervase Fen, #1), Holy Disorders ...
Edmund Crispin was the pseudonym of (Robert) Bruce Montgomery. His first crime novel and musical composition were both accepted for publication while he was still an undergraduate at Oxford. After a brief spell of teaching, he became a full-time writer and composer (particularly of film music.
A complete list of all Edmund Crispin's books & series in order (11 books) (1 series). Browse plot descriptions, book covers, genres, pseudonyms, ratings and awards.
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