Dornford Yates was the pseudonym of the English novelist, Cecil William Mercer, whose novels and short stories, some humorous (the Berry books), some thrillers (the Chandos books), were best-sellers in the 21-year interwar period between the First and Second world wars. The pen name, Dornford Yates, first in print in 1910, resulted from combining the surnames of his grandmothers – the paternal Eliza Mary Dornford, and the maternal Harriet Yates. Wikipedia
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Fiction, mystery & detective, general, Fiction, humorous, Fiction, France, fiction, Fiction, humorous, general, Richard Chandos (Fictitious character), Great britain, social life and customs, fiction, Austria, Castle, Classes supérieures, Criticism and interpretation, Description and travel, Edwardian upper class comedy, English Detective and mystery stories, Fiction, family life, general, Fiction, general, George Hanbury (Fictitious character), History, Humor, Humorous stories, Humour, Jonathan Mansel (Fictitious character), Large type books, Novel, Romans, nouvellesPlaces
Austria, Brooch (ficticious town) London, Carinthia (Austria), Great Britain, New forest, Vigil, Wagensburg, imaginary city in imaginary country Reichtenberg.People
Rose Noble, Berry, Boy, Daphne, George Hanbury, George Hansbury, Jill, Jonah (Jonathan) Mansel, Jonathan Mansel, Richard Chandos, Richards Chandos, and Jonah (ficticious characters)ID Numbers
- OLID: OL6962599A
- ISNI: 0000000116493629
- Library of Congress Names: n50035950
- Project Gutenberg: 384
- SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): UBOV299915
- VIAF: 56972962
- Wikidata: Q5298118
- Inventaire.io: wd:Q5298118
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Alternative names
- Cecil William Mercer
- Dornford YATES
- DORNFORD YATES
- Yates. Dornford.
- Yates Dornford
- YATES Dornford
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