Margery Allingham (1904–1966)
Author of The Tiger in the Smoke
About the Author
Margery Allingham, one of England's leading mystery writers, was born on May 20, 1904, in Ealing, a western suburb of London, but grew up in a remote village in Essex. Both of her parents were writers, and Margery carried on that tradition when she sold her first short story as an eight-year-old. show more At the Regent Street Polytechnic, she continued writing and studied drama and speech. While there, she wrote a verse play, Dido and Aeneas, in which she had a starring role during performances in London. At age 19, Allington published her first novel, Blackkerchief Dick. She wrote another novel, The White Cottage Mystery, before creating her most famous character, Albert Campion, in The Black Dudley Murder (published in England as The Crime at Black Dudley) in 1929. Allington went on to create twenty-eight more Campion mysteries, including several collections. She wrote more than 10 other novels, some under the pseudonym Maxwell March, as well as four novellas and sixty-four short stories. During World War II, Allingham served as First Aid Commandant for her district, organized the billeting and care of evacuees from London, and allowed her house to be turned into a temporary military base for eight officers and two hundred men of the Cameronians. The war greatly deepened Allingham's passion for her country, as evidenced in her later works. Allingham died of cancer on June 30, 1966. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Series
Works by Margery Allingham
The Essential Margery Allingham Collection: Sweet Danger, Traitor's Purse, The Tiger in the Smoke (2016) 10 copies
Margery Allingham Box Set 2: Flowers for the Judge, Death of a Ghost, and The Case of the Late Pig (The Albert Campion… (2016) 6 copies
Three is a Lucky Number 4 copies
The Case is Altered [Short Story] 2 copies
Albert Campton 2 copies
Dvojí smrt Johna Lafcadia 2 copies
Coronor's Pidgin 1 copy
Traitor’s purse 1 copy
Markýz a smrt 1 copy
CRIME NA ALTA RODA 1 copy
Ullstein-Kriminalmagazin 1 1 copy
The Best Mysteries of All Time Book Set : A Great Deliverance / Ashenden or The British Agent / The Tiger in the Smoke (2005) 1 copy
The Same to Us [Short story] 1 copy
Στην καρδιά του λαβυρίνθου 1 copy
The Widow [short story] 1 copy
Seven detective stories 1 copy
Evidence in Camera 1 copy
Bluebeard's Bathtub 1 copy
La mode est au linceul 1 copy
Crime na Alta-Roda Livro 28 1 copy
Word in Season 1 copy
The Classic Allingham Collection: Flowers for the Judge, Death of a Ghost, The Case of the Late Pig (The Albert Campion… (2020) 1 copy
The Mind Readers 1 copy
Associated Works
Mystery for Christmas and Other Stories: From Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine (1990) — Contributor — 72 copies
Bodies from the Library 2: Forgotten Stories of Mystery and Suspense by the Queens of Crime and other Masters of Golden… (2019) — Contributor — 67 copies
Grande Dames of Detection: Two Centuries of Sleuthing Stories by the Gentle Sex (1973) — Contributor — 32 copies
Christmas Crimes: Stories from Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine and Alfred Hitchcock Mystery M (1996) — Contributor — 28 copies
Campion: The Complete Series — Author — 14 copies
Vintermysterier — Author, some editions — 3 copies
Readers Digest Condensed Books: Flowers for Mrs. Harris • The Hunt for Kimathi • By Love Possessed • Hide My Eyes (1957) 3 copies
Nye detektivhistorier fra hele verden — Author, some editions — 2 copies
More Work for the Undertaker | Spin Your Web Lady | The Innocent Bottle — Contributor — 1 copy
Classic Crime Gift Set--Police At the Funeral, the Moving Toyshop, Death At the President's Lodging (1988) — Contributor — 1 copy
Argosy (UK) [Vol. IV No. 5, June 1943] — Contributor — 1 copy
Best Crime Stories 2 — Contributor — 1 copy
Mystery and Suspense — Contributor — 1 copy
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Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Carter, Margery Louise Allingham
- Other names
- Allingham, Margery
March, Maxwell - Birthdate
- 1904-05-20
- Date of death
- 1966-06-30
- Burial location
- Tolleshunt D'Arcy, Essex, England, UK
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- Ealing, London, England
- Place of death
- Colchester, England
- Cause of death
- cancer (breast)
- Places of residence
- Essex, England, UK
London, England, UK - Education
- Regent Street Polytechnic, London
- Occupations
- crime novelist
- Relationships
- Allingham, Emmie (mother)
Allingham, Herbert (father)
Carter, Youngman (husband)
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Statistics
- Works
- 131
- Also by
- 90
- Members
- 18,279
- Popularity
- #1,201
- Rating
- 3.6
- Reviews
- 461
- ISBNs
- 714
- Languages
- 15
- Favorited
- 54