Gladys Mitchell
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Gladys Maude Winifred Mitchell (21 April 1901 – 27 July 1983) was an English writer best known for her creation of Mrs Bradley, the heroine of 66 detective novels. She also wrote under the pseudonyms Stephen Hockaby and Malcolm Torrie. Fêted during her life (called "the Great Gladys" by Philip Larkin), her work has been largely neglected in the decades since her death.
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Born | Gladys Maude Winifred Mitchell (1901-04-21)21 April 1901 Cowley, Oxford, England |
Died | 27 July 1983(1983-07-27) (aged 82) Corfe Mullen, Dorset, England |
Pen name | Stephen Hockaby, Malcolm Torrie |
Education | Rothschild School, Brentford, The Green School, Goldsmiths College |
Genre | Crime fiction |
Literary movement | Detection Club |
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