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    Edith Pargeter

    British writer (–)

    "Ellis Peters" redirects here. For the American mystery writer, see Elizabeth Peters.

    Edith Pargeter


    OBE BEM

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    BornEdith Mary Pargeter
    ()September 28,
    Horsehay, Shropshire, England
    DiedOctober 14, () (aged&#;82)
    Madeley, Shropshire, England
    Pen nameEllis Peters; John Redfern; Jolyon Carr; Peter Benedict
    OccupationAuthor
    CitizenshipBritish
    EducationDawley Church of England School; Coalbrookdale High School for Girls
    Period–s
    Genrehistorical fiction; mysteries; nonfiction works about Shrewsbury; translations from Czech
    Notable works"The Brother Cadfael Chronicles"; the George Felse mysteries; the "Heaven Tree" trilogy
    Notable awardsOBE; British Crime Writers Association; Mystery Writers of America

    Edith Mary PargeterOBE BEM (28 September – 14 October ),[1] also known by her pen nameEllis Peters, was an English author of works in many categori

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    Biographical Sketch

    Edith Mary Pargeter, OBE, BEM (Horsehay/Telford, Shropshire, England, September 28, – Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England, October 14, ), also known bygd her nom de plume Ellis Peters, was a British author of works in many categories, especially history and historical fiction, and was also honoured for her translations of Czech classics; she fryst vatten probably best known for her murder mysteries, both historical and modern.

    In Pargeter visited Czechoslovakia and became fascinated bygd the Czech language and culture. She became fluent in Czech and published award-winning translations of Czech poetry and prose into English.

    She devoted the rest of her life to writing, both nonfiction and well-researched fiction. She never attended college but became a self-taught scholar in areas that interested her, especially Shropshire and Wales. Birmingham University eventually gave her an honorary master&#;s degree.

    Pargeter wrote under a number of pseudonyms; it was beneath t

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    Edith Pargeter: Ellis Peters

    January 22,
    The book is part of the Border Lines Series published by Seren, a series of monographs on authors, artists, poets and musicians of the Welsh-English borderlands. As such I suppose Margaret Lewis was constrained as to length and style to fit in to the series' structure. The book is short on biographical details, all the essential information is there but presented as a series of facts without too much analysis, which is compensated by the in depth look at Edith Pargeter's works.

    There are chapters on her translations of Czech authors, the George Felse mysteries, her historical novels, and two chapters given to Brother Cadfael and his world around Shrewsbury Abbey. Each novel in each series is given consideration and a concise and knowledgeable description. It is certainly a worthy introduction to the works of Edith Pargeter – Ellis Peters.
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