'A quotation's only a short neat way of sayin' somethin' ev… - Margery Allingham

'A quotation's only a short neat way of sayin' somethin' everybody knows, like "It's crackers to slip a rozzer the dropsy in snide."' (Italics in original)

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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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'A quotation's only a short neat way of sayin' somethin' everybody knows, like "It's crackers to slip a rozzer the dropsy in snide."' (Italics in ori… - Margery Allingham

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