Michael Innes (1906–1994)
Autore di Death at the President's Lodging
Sull'Autore
John Innes Mackintosh Stewart was born in Edinburgh. He attended Oxford where he studied English. He taught English in universities at the University of Adelaide, in South Australia. Stewart published novels, short stories, studies in literature, biographies, and plays. Under his name, he wrote mostra altro scholarly works such as Character and Motive in Shakespeare, Rudyard Kipling, and Thomas Hardy. As Michael Innes, he wrote over fifty detective novels with Inspector John Appleby of Scotland Yard in London as the main character. These titles include Death at the President's Lodging, The Journeying Boy, Lament for a Maker, Operation Pax, the Crabtree Affair and Silence Observed. Stewart died on November 12, 1994. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
Nota di disambiguazione:
(eng) Michael Innes is the pen name of J. I. M. Stewart. J. I. M. Stewart wrote academic works on English Literature and novels under his own name, using the Michael Innes nom-de-plume for detective novels and broadcast scripts.
Serie
Opere di Michael Innes
The Second Michael Innes Omnibus (The Journeying Boy | Operation Pax | The Man from the Sea) (1983) 16 copie
The Guardians 1 copia
O PESO DA EVIDÊNCIA 1 copia
From London Far 1 copia
A MORTE DO ALFARRABISTA 1 copia
LOS OTROS Y EL RECTOR 1 copia
Stop press 1 copia
Vanderlyn's kingdom 1 copia
A Matter of Goblins 1 copia
The Appleby Affair 1 copia
Death in the Sun [Short story] 1 copia
Opere correlate
La fiera delle vanità (1848) — A cura di, alcune edizioni; Introduzione, alcune edizioni — 14,671 copie
Miraculous Mysteries: Locked Room Mysteries and Impossible Crimes (2017) — Collaboratore — 105 copie
Murder by the Book: Literary Mysteries from Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine and Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine (1995) — Collaboratore — 67 copie
Classic Crime Gift Set--Police At the Funeral, the Moving Toyshop, Death At the President's Lodging (1988) — Collaboratore — 1 copia
Etichette
Informazioni generali
- Nome legale
- Stewart, John Innes MacKintosh
- Altri nomi
- Stewart, J. I. M.
Innes, Michael - Data di nascita
- 1906-09-30
- Data di morte
- 1994-11-12
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- UK
- Luogo di nascita
- Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
- Luogo di morte
- Coulsdon, London, England, UK
- Luogo di residenza
- Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Leeds, Yorkshire, England, UK
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK - Istruzione
- Edinburgh Academy
Oxford University (Oriel College) - Attività lavorative
- lecturer (English ∙ Leeds)
professor (English ∙ University of Adelaide)
lecturer (English ∙ Queen's University ∙ Belfast)
crime novelist
literary critic - Organizzazioni
- Oxford University (fellow)
Detection Club - Agente
- Owatonna Media (estate)
- Breve biografia
- Using the pseudonym of Michael Innes, the Scottish academic and literary critic J.I.M. Stewart published nearly 50 crime novels and short story collections known for their wit, exuberance, and "tongue-in-cheek propensity" for intriguing turns of phrase.
- Nota di disambiguazione
- Michael Innes is the pen name of J. I. M. Stewart. J. I. M. Stewart wrote academic works on English Literature and novels under his own name, using the Michael Innes nom-de-plume for detective novels and broadcast scripts.
Utenti
Discussioni
Candleshoe, Michael Innes; jimroberts' review in Reviews reviewed (Ottobre 2010)
Recensioni
Appleby and Honeybath di Michael Innes
A somewhat curious mystery, involving a body in a library that goes missing, as well as shady doings involving treasures in a musty country house library. Some fun elements in the book, including pastiches of auction catalogues and 18th century literature, but the mystery does sort of peter out in the end, and one does get a bit annoyed at the principal characters. I wasn't overly satisfied with how one villain got away with their loot. Not particularly recommended.
½
Martyn Ashmore believes that on one day each year an attempt is made on his life and one year it will be successful. On the day in question he meets Sir John Appleby, invites him to lunch and as they are about to enter the house a heavy piece of masonry falls between them. Although sceptical at first, Appleby decides to investigate further.
I had a big grin while reading this thoroughly enjoyable excursion into one of Sir John's loopier adventures which every now and then burst into a fit of giggles.… (altro)
I had a big grin while reading this thoroughly enjoyable excursion into one of Sir John's loopier adventures which every now and then burst into a fit of giggles.… (altro)
Originally published in 1937, Hamlet, Revenge! is the second novel to feature Inspector John Appleby as he investigates the murder of Lord Auldearn, the Lord Chancellor of England during an amateur production of Hamlet at the country house of the Duke of Horton. Appleby works closely with Giles Gott, who appeared in the first book of the series and keeps Appleby informed on the guests and family at the large country estate of Scamnum Court. Along with the murder, there is espionage and a mysterious puzzle to unravel.
I won’t be counting this book as one of my favorites of Innes as I found it rather too clever. Chock full of Shakespearan quotes, the actual plot was intricate but dense and moved very slowly. There was a large cast of characters to keep track of and they all seemed to have motive and opportunity. Overall I found the story rather pretentious, slightly amusing but not a book that I believe I will long remember.… (altro)
I won’t be counting this book as one of my favorites of Innes as I found it rather too clever. Chock full of Shakespearan quotes, the actual plot was intricate but dense and moved very slowly. There was a large cast of characters to keep track of and they all seemed to have motive and opportunity. Overall I found the story rather pretentious, slightly amusing but not a book that I believe I will long remember.… (altro)
Liste
British Mystery (4)
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 102
- Opere correlate
- 43
- Utenti
- 9,646
- Popolarità
- #2,481
- Voto
- 3.8
- Recensioni
- 295
- ISBN
- 694
- Lingue
- 11
- Preferito da
- 25
