Edmund Crispin
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Edmund Crispin was the pen name of English crime writer and composer Bruce Montgomery, best known for his witty Gervase Fen detective novels blending intricate mysteries with literary humor.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | pen name ⓘ |
| composedFor |
Carry On film series
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Doctor film series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| curated | crime and mystery anthologies ⓘ |
| educatedAt | St John’s College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | St John’s College, Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalDetectiveType | amateur sleuth ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
classical music composition
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film music ⓘ |
| genre |
comic crime fiction
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crime fiction ⓘ detective fiction ⓘ mystery fiction ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Beware of the Trains
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Buried for Pleasure NERFINISHED ⓘ Fen Country NERFINISHED ⓘ Frequent Hearses NERFINISHED ⓘ Holy Disorders NERFINISHED ⓘ Love Lies Bleeding NERFINISHED ⓘ The Case of the Gilded Fly NERFINISHED ⓘ The Glimpses of the Moon NERFINISHED ⓘ The Long Divorce NERFINISHED ⓘ The Moving Toyshop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Golden Age detective fiction ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Golden Age-style mystery fiction ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableCharacterCreated | Gervase Fen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Gervase Fen series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notedFor | literary allusions in detective fiction ⓘ |
| occupation |
anthologist
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composer ⓘ crime writer ⓘ novelist ⓘ short story writer ⓘ |
| periodOfActivity |
1940s
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1950s ⓘ 1960s ⓘ 1970s ⓘ |
| pseudonymOf | Bruce Montgomery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| realName | Bruce Montgomery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reviewedFor | The Sunday Times NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingOfWork | Oxford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor | publication of detective novels ⓘ |
| writingStyle |
intricate plotting
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literary humor ⓘ witty ⓘ |
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