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Edith Pargeter

Edith Mary Pargeter OBE BEM (28 September 1913 – 14 October 1995), also known by her pen name Ellis Peters, was an English author of works in many categories, especially history and historical fiction, and was also honoured for her translations of Czech classics. She is probably best known for her murder mysteries, both historical and modern, and especially for her medieval detective series The Cadfael Chronicles.

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British writer

Born 28 September 1913
Died 14 October 1995

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British writer

Born 28 September 1913
Died 14 October 1995

Subjects

Fiction History Fiction, mystery & detective, general England, fiction Brother Cadfael (Fictitious character) Fiction, historical, general Cadfael, brother (fictitious character), fiction Large type books Monks Fiction, historical Herbalists Great britain, fiction Clergy, fiction Fiction, general Fiction, mystery & detective, traditional Felse, george (fictitious character), fiction George Felse (Fictitious character) Police Detective and mystery stories English Detective and mystery stories English fiction Fiction in English Fiction, crime Moines Romans, nouvelles

Places

England Great Britain Shrewsbury (England) Shrewsbury Shropshire (England) Wales Gwynedd (Wales) Shropshire Angleterre Czechoslovakia Grande-Bretagne Monks Police Rome

People

Brother Cadfael Llywelyn ap Gruffydd (d. 1282) Ellis Peters (1913-1995) Henry I Henry IV King of England (1367-1413) Henry Percy Sir (1364-1403) Henry V King of England (1387-1422) Hubert de Burgh (d. 1243) Llewelyn ap Iorwerth (-1240) Nero Emperor of Rome (37-68) Saint Winifred

Time

Stephen, 1135-1154 Middle Ages, 600-1500 1063-1284 13th century 1950s Henry III, 1216-1272 Norman period, 1066-1154 To 1485 1120 1135-1137 1135-1154 1135-1154 (Etienne) 1138 1139 1142 1144 1945-1989 1946 - 1950 Henry IV, 1399-1413 House of Lancaster, 1399-1461 Nero, 54-68 Stephen 1135-1154 late December the latter quarter of 1140

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Alternative names

  • Ellis Peters
  • Jolyon Carr
  • John Redfern
  • Peter Benedict
  • Edith Mary Pargeter
  • van Edith Pargeter
  • ELLIS PETERS
  • Ellis PETERS
  • Edith PARGETER
  • EDITH (ELLIS PETERS) PARGETER
  • PETERS. Ellis
  • Peters Ellis
  • PETERS,ELLIS
  • peters-ellis
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