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Henry Cecil (1) (1902–1976)

Autore di Brothers in Law

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Sull'Autore

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 mostra altro 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) mostra meno

Serie

Opere di Henry Cecil

Brothers in Law (1955) 100 copie
Much in Evidence (1957) 67 copie
Friends at Court (1956) 60 copie
Sober as a Judge (1958) 57 copie
Daughters in Law (1961) 53 copie
Settled Out of Court (1959) 50 copie
Alibi for a Judge (1960) 47 copie
No Bail for the Judge (1952) 44 copie
According to the Evidence (1954) 44 copie
Ways and Means (1900) 41 copie
Independent Witness (1963) 40 copie
Unlawful Occasions (1900) 33 copie
The Painswick Line (1951) 31 copie
A Woman Named Anne (1967) 27 copie
The Asking Price (1966) 25 copie
Full Circle (1958) 25 copie
Natural Causes (1953) 25 copie
Portrait of a Judge (1968) 22 copie
No Fear or Favour (1968) 20 copie
Tell You What I'll Do (1969) 20 copie
Fathers in Law (1965) 16 copie
The Buttercup Spell (1901) 14 copie
Hunt The Slipper (1977) 14 copie
Brief to Counsel (1958) 13 copie
The English Judge (1970) 12 copie
Cross Purposes (1976) 10 copie
Truth With Her Boots On (1974) 10 copie
Not such an ass (1996) 9 copie
Tipping the scales (1964) 8 copie
The Wanted Man (2008) 5 copie
Learn About English Law (1974) 4 copie
Just within the law (1975) 3 copie

Opere correlate

The House of the Nightmare and Other Eerie Tales (1967) — Collaboratore; Autore, alcune edizioni47 copie
A book of shorter stories (1962) — Collaboratore — 6 copie
Best Legal Stories 2 (1970) — Collaboratore — 2 copie
Best Legal Stories — Collaboratore — 1 copia
Best Crime Stories 2 — Collaboratore — 1 copia

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Informazioni generali

Nome canonico
Cecil, Henry
Nome legale
Leon, Henry Cecil
Data di nascita
1902-09-19
Data di morte
1976-05-23
Sesso
male
Nazionalità
UK
Luogo di nascita
Norwood Green Rectory, Southall, Middlesex, England, UK
Attività lavorative
judge
fiction writer

Utenti

Recensioni

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

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Statistiche

Opere
38
Opere correlate
6
Utenti
988
Popolarità
#26,060
Voto
½ 3.4
Recensioni
10
ISBN
183
Lingue
1
Preferito da
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