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Henry Cecil (1) (1902–1976)

Auteur de Brothers in Law

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38+ oeuvres 987 utilisateurs 10 critiques 1 Favoris

A propos de l'auteur

Henry Cecil was born near London in 1902 and was called to the bar in 1923. Later in 1949 he was appointed a County Court Judge, a position he held until 1967. He used these experiences as inspiration for his work. His books are works of great comic genius with unpredictable twists of plot which afficher plus highlight the often absurd contradictions of the legal system. Cecil died in 1976. His series included: Mr. Tewkesbury, Colonel Brain and Roger Thursby. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins

Séries

Œuvres de Henry Cecil

Brothers in Law (1955) 100 exemplaires
Much in Evidence (1957) 66 exemplaires
Friends at Court (1956) 60 exemplaires
Sober as a Judge (1958) 57 exemplaires
Daughters in Law (1961) 53 exemplaires
Settled Out of Court (1959) 50 exemplaires
Alibi for a Judge (1960) 47 exemplaires
No Bail for the Judge (1952) 44 exemplaires
According to the Evidence (1954) 44 exemplaires
Ways and Means (1900) 41 exemplaires
Independent Witness (1963) 40 exemplaires
Unlawful Occasions (1900) 33 exemplaires
The Painswick Line (1951) 31 exemplaires
A Woman Named Anne (1967) 27 exemplaires
The Asking Price (1966) 25 exemplaires
Full Circle (1958) 25 exemplaires
Natural Causes (1953) 25 exemplaires
Portrait of a Judge (1968) 22 exemplaires
No Fear or Favour (1968) 20 exemplaires
Tell You What I'll Do (1969) 20 exemplaires
Brief Tales from the Bench (1968) 19 exemplaires
Fathers in Law (1965) 16 exemplaires
The Buttercup Spell (1901) 14 exemplaires
Hunt The Slipper (1977) 14 exemplaires
Brief to Counsel (1958) 13 exemplaires
The English Judge (1970) 12 exemplaires
Cross Purposes (1976) 10 exemplaires
Truth With Her Boots On (1974) 10 exemplaires
Not such an ass (1996) 9 exemplaires
Tipping the scales (1964) 8 exemplaires
The Wanted Man (2008) 5 exemplaires
Learn About English Law (1974) 4 exemplaires
The Trial of Walter Rowland (1975) 4 exemplaires
Just within the law (1975) 3 exemplaires
Know about English law 2 exemplaires

Oeuvres associées

The House of the Nightmare and Other Eerie Tales (1967) — Contributeur; Auteur, quelques éditions47 exemplaires
A book of shorter stories (1962) — Contributeur — 6 exemplaires
Best Detective Stories of the Year: 21st Annual Collection (1966) — Contributeur — 4 exemplaires
Best Legal Stories 2 (1970) — Contributeur — 2 exemplaires
Best Legal Stories — Contributeur — 1 exemplaire
Best Crime Stories 2 — Contributeur — 1 exemplaire

Étiqueté

Partage des connaissances

Nom canonique
Cecil, Henry
Nom légal
Leon, Henry Cecil
Date de naissance
1902-09-19
Date de décès
1976-05-23
Sexe
male
Nationalité
UK
Lieu de naissance
Norwood Green Rectory, Southall, Middlesex, England, UK
Professions
judge
fiction writer

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Critiques

 
Signalé
dntbrsnbl | 1 autre critique | Dec 30, 2020 |
Not laugh-out-loud funny, but humorous. Did all these witnesses see the accident, or do they just think they did?
 
Signalé
ReadMeAnother | Nov 29, 2019 |
This book was very entertaining and quite a respite from fears, frights, death and destruction.
 
Signalé
Condorena | 1 autre critique | Apr 2, 2013 |
A bit of a laugh.
 
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Condorena | Apr 2, 2013 |

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Statistiques

Œuvres
38
Aussi par
6
Membres
987
Popularité
#26,088
Évaluation
½ 3.4
Critiques
10
ISBN
183
Langues
1
Favoris
1

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