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A Murder of Quality is the second novel by John le Carré, published in 1962. It features George Smiley , the most famous of le Carré's recurring characters, in his only book set outside the espionage community.
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Oct 13, 1991 · A Murder of Quality: Directed by Gavin Millar. With Denholm Elliott, Joss Ackland, Glenda Jackson, Billie Whitelaw. Taken from the book by John le Carré, George Smiley rallies to the aid of his former intelligence colleague, Ailsa Brimley, to investigate a mysterious letter from a junior master's wife at Carne School, a boy's school.
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A Murder of Quality. (film) A Murder of Quality is a 1991 television film directed by Gavin Millar and a screenplay written by John le Carré, based on his 1962 novel A Murder of Quality , [1] first screened on 10 April 1991 on ITV in the United Kingdom and shown in the United States of America on 13 October 1991 on the A&E network .
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Oct 2, 2012 · The murder mystery is intricately if self-consciously plotted; the solution is perhaps not obvious until late in the story. LeCarre uses the novel to flesh out the charcter of George Smiley, and to work in some harsh social satire against English private schools. "A Murder of Quality" is highly recommended to fans of John LeCarre's novels.
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'A Murder of Quality' is the second in the George Smiley series and is a straightforward murder mystery set in a private boy’s school which makes it an anomaly given the other books are set in the world of espionage and spying. I suspect it is also something of a footnote when compared with the more famous and celebrated books that came in ...
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Sep 4, 2021 · A Murder of Quality is a 1983 novel by John le Carre, featuring his famous spy hero George Smiley, who investigates a murder in the Establishment. The novel explores themes of loyalty, betrayal, and redemption in a complex and believable world of espionage and politics.
About A Murder of Quality. “Fielding and Jebedee were dead, Steed-Asprey vanished. Smiley—where was he?”. John le Carré’s second novel, A Murder of Quality, offers an exquisite, satirical look at an elite private school as it chronicles the early development of George Smiley. Miss Ailsa Brimley is in a quandary.
