There were times when I wished I had been 'prenticed to a d… - Margery Allingham

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There were times when I wished I had been 'prenticed to a different trade. I was putting in seven hours a day on it. It was an odd life I was always hoping that the end of one thriller would not overtake me before I had finished the other.

Margery Allingham

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Margery Louise Allingham (20 May 1904 – 30 June 1966) was an English crime writer, best remembered for her detective stories featuring gentleman sleuth Albert Campion.

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Pen Names: Maxwell March

Birth Name: Margery Louise Allingham

Native Name: Margery Louise Allingham Carter

Alternative Names: Margery (Louise) Allingham

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