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'''Magdalen King-Hall''' (July |
'''Magdalen King-Hall''' (22 July 1904 – 1 January 1971) was an English novelist, journalist and children's fiction writer. Her novel, ''Life And Death of the Wicked Lady Skelton'' was made into a film, [[The Wicked Lady]] (1945), starring [[Margaret Lockwood]] and [[James Mason]]. |
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==Life== |
==Life== |
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==Publications== |
==Publications== |
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===Novels=== |
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* ''Diary |
* ''Diary of a Young Lady of Fashion 1764-5.'' (1924) New edition – London: Elek, 1967. |
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* ''I Think I Remember, Being the Random Recollections of Sir Wickham Woolicomb, An ordinary English snob and gentleman.'' London: Thornton Butterworth, 1927. |
* ''I Think I Remember, Being the Random Recollections of Sir Wickham Woolicomb, An ordinary English snob and gentleman.'' London: Thornton Butterworth, 1927. |
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* ''Gay Crusaders.'' London: Peter Davies, 1934. An historical novel set at the end of the 12th Century, about the 3rd Crusade. |
* ''Gay Crusaders.'' London: Peter Davies, 1934. An historical novel set at the end of the 12th Century, about the 3rd Crusade. |
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* ''Lady Sarah: A Novel.'' London: Peter Davies, 1939. Set in the 2nd half of the 18th century, this romantic historical novel, tells the story of [[Lady Sarah Lennox]], daughter of the [[Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond|Duke of Richmond]]. |
* ''Lady Sarah: A Novel.'' London: Peter Davies, 1939. Set in the 2nd half of the 18th century, this romantic historical novel, tells the story of [[Lady Sarah Lennox]], daughter of the [[Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond|Duke of Richmond]]. |
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* ''Lord Edward''. London: Peter Davies, 1943. A novel about the united Irish Leader, [[Lord Edward Fitzgerald]] and his wife [[Lady Edward FitzGerald|Pamela]]. |
* ''Lord Edward''. London: Peter Davies, 1943. A novel about the united Irish Leader, [[Lord Edward Fitzgerald]] and his wife [[Lady Edward FitzGerald|Pamela]]. |
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* ''Life And Death |
* ''Life And Death of the Wicked Lady Skelton.'' (1945) London: May Fair Books, 1961. Based on actual events in the 17th Century, this is the story of Barbara Skelton, her secret partnership with a highwayman and her appalling crimes. |
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* ''How Small A Part Of Time.'' London: Peter Davies, 1945. Sub-titled: 'The biography of the two beautiful Miss Lynch's of Cabragena.' The story is based on the lives of the Coughlan sisters of Ardo House near Ardmore. |
* ''How Small A Part Of Time.'' London: Peter Davies, 1945. Sub-titled: 'The biography of the two beautiful Miss Lynch's of Cabragena.' The story is based on the lives of the Coughlan sisters of Ardo House near Ardmore. |
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* ''Lady Shane's Daughter.'' London: Peter Davies, 1947. When Lady Shane separated from her husband in 1787 she went with her daughter Lucilla to live in Europe, in Paris, Venice, Russia and Germany. |
* ''Lady Shane's Daughter.'' London: Peter Davies, 1947. When Lady Shane separated from her husband in 1787 she went with her daughter Lucilla to live in Europe, in Paris, Venice, Russia and Germany. |
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* ''Venetian Bride.'' London: Peter Davies, 1954. Ireland and Venice in the 18th Century form the background of this love story about Ned Gascoigne who inherits his father's title, estate and debts. |
* ''Venetian Bride.'' London: Peter Davies, 1954. Ireland and Venice in the 18th Century form the background of this love story about Ned Gascoigne who inherits his father's title, estate and debts. |
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* ''Hag Khalida.'' London: Peter Davies, 1954. Hag Khalida was the name of a house on the [[Sudan]] Cotton Plantation. A young married couple move in and the story tells how a tragedy re-enacts itself. |
* ''Hag Khalida.'' London: Peter Davies, 1954. Hag Khalida was the name of a house on the [[Sudan]] Cotton Plantation. A young married couple move in and the story tells how a tragedy re-enacts itself. |
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* ''18th Century Story.'' London: Peter Davies, 1956. Founded on the fact, this novel is packed with drama and incident including an elopement and a duel. The last trial of a nobleman by his peers in the [[Irish House of Lords]] in |
* ''18th Century Story.'' London: Peter Davies, 1956. Founded on the fact, this novel is packed with drama and incident including an elopement and a duel. The last trial of a nobleman by his peers in the [[Irish House of Lords]] in Dublin forms a fitting climax. |
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* ''The Noble Savages.'' London: Geoffrey Bles, 1962. The eccentric Landlord Mr Crumlin tries out Rousseau's educational theories when his sweet-heart's son Jonathan is left in his care. The setting is on the Blackwater in Co. Waterford and in Brighton. |
* ''The Noble Savages.'' London: Geoffrey Bles, 1962. The eccentric Landlord Mr Crumlin tries out Rousseau's educational theories when his sweet-heart's son Jonathan is left in his care. The setting is on the Blackwater in Co. Waterford and in Brighton. |
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===Children's Fiction=== |
===Children's Fiction=== |
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* ''Somehow Overdone: A [[Sudan]] scrapbook.'' London: Peter Davies, 1942. The author's memoirs of her time in the [[Sudan]], where her husband worked for the [[Sudan]] Cotton Plantation Syndicate. |
* ''Somehow Overdone: A [[Sudan]] scrapbook.'' London: Peter Davies, 1942. The author's memoirs of her time in the [[Sudan]], where her husband worked for the [[Sudan]] Cotton Plantation Syndicate. |
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* ''The Edifying Bishop.'' London: Peter Davies, 1951. The story of the eccentric [[Frederick Hervey, 4th Earl of Bristol|Frederick Hervey]], Earl of [[Bristol]] and Bishop of [[Derry]]. |
* ''The Edifying Bishop.'' London: Peter Davies, 1951. The story of the eccentric [[Frederick Hervey, 4th Earl of Bristol|Frederick Hervey]], Earl of [[Bristol]] and Bishop of [[Derry]]. |
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* ''Story |
* ''Story of the Nursery. '' London: Routledge & Kegan Paul: London, 1958. A history of the Nursery from the [[Middle Ages]] to the present day. |
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==Sources== |
==Sources== |
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* British Library Catalogue at www.bl.uk. |
* British Library Catalogue at www.bl.uk. |
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* Waterford County Museum |
* Waterford County Museum – The Ardmore Journal: http://www.waterfordcountymuseum.org/exhibit/web/Display/article/166/ |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 08:07, 4 January 2014
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Magdalen King-Hall | |
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| Born | 22 July 1904 London, U.K. |
| Died | 1 January 1971 (aged 66) Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire], UK |
| Pen name | Cleone Knox |
| Occupation | Writer, novelist, journalist |
| Genre | Fiction, novels, children's fiction |
| Spouse | Patrick Perceval Maxwell |
| Children | two sons, one daughter |
Magdalen King-Hall (22 July 1904 – 1 January 1971) was an English novelist, journalist and children's fiction writer. Her novel, Life And Death of the Wicked Lady Skelton was made into a film, The Wicked Lady (1945), starring Margaret Lockwood and James Mason.
Life
Magdalen King-Hall was the daughter of Admiral Sir George Fowler King-Hall and sister of Stephen King-Hall.
Publications
Novels
- Diary of a Young Lady of Fashion 1764-5. (1924) New edition – London: Elek, 1967.
- I Think I Remember, Being the Random Recollections of Sir Wickham Woolicomb, An ordinary English snob and gentleman. London: Thornton Butterworth, 1927.
- Gay Crusaders. London: Peter Davies, 1934. An historical novel set at the end of the 12th Century, about the 3rd Crusade.
- Maid of Honour. London: Peter Davies, 1936. The background is 16th century England and Ireland.
- Lady Sarah: A Novel. London: Peter Davies, 1939. Set in the 2nd half of the 18th century, this romantic historical novel, tells the story of Lady Sarah Lennox, daughter of the Duke of Richmond.
- Lord Edward. London: Peter Davies, 1943. A novel about the united Irish Leader, Lord Edward Fitzgerald and his wife Pamela.
- Life And Death of the Wicked Lady Skelton. (1945) London: May Fair Books, 1961. Based on actual events in the 17th Century, this is the story of Barbara Skelton, her secret partnership with a highwayman and her appalling crimes.
- How Small A Part Of Time. London: Peter Davies, 1945. Sub-titled: 'The biography of the two beautiful Miss Lynch's of Cabragena.' The story is based on the lives of the Coughlan sisters of Ardo House near Ardmore.
- Lady Shane's Daughter. London: Peter Davies, 1947. When Lady Shane separated from her husband in 1787 she went with her daughter Lucilla to live in Europe, in Paris, Venice, Russia and Germany.
- Tea At Crumbo Castle. London: Peter Davies, 1949. The narrator is invited to tea at Crumbo Castle by old Mrs Toye and there sees the ghost of a young woman. The rest of the book is a flash back to 1878.
- The Fox Sisters. London: Peter Davies, 1950. A reconstruction of the lives of two sisters who lived in New England in the 1840s, who became notorious as professional mediums.
- Venetian Bride. London: Peter Davies, 1954. Ireland and Venice in the 18th Century form the background of this love story about Ned Gascoigne who inherits his father's title, estate and debts.
- Hag Khalida. London: Peter Davies, 1954. Hag Khalida was the name of a house on the Sudan Cotton Plantation. A young married couple move in and the story tells how a tragedy re-enacts itself.
- 18th Century Story. London: Peter Davies, 1956. Founded on the fact, this novel is packed with drama and incident including an elopement and a duel. The last trial of a nobleman by his peers in the Irish House of Lords in Dublin forms a fitting climax.
- The Noble Savages. London: Geoffrey Bles, 1962. The eccentric Landlord Mr Crumlin tries out Rousseau's educational theories when his sweet-heart's son Jonathan is left in his care. The setting is on the Blackwater in Co. Waterford and in Brighton.
Children's Fiction
- Jehan of the Ready Fists. London: Newnes, [1936.] Also published as a Puffin Story Book in 1944. A story for children set during the 3rd Crusade at the time of Richard the Lionheart.
- Sturdy Rogue. London: T. Nelson & Sons, 1941. A children's book set in Elizabethan England.
Non-Fiction
- Somehow Overdone: A Sudan scrapbook. London: Peter Davies, 1942. The author's memoirs of her time in the Sudan, where her husband worked for the Sudan Cotton Plantation Syndicate.
- The Edifying Bishop. London: Peter Davies, 1951. The story of the eccentric Frederick Hervey, Earl of Bristol and Bishop of Derry.
- Story of the Nursery. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul: London, 1958. A history of the Nursery from the Middle Ages to the present day.
Sources
- British Library Catalogue at www.bl.uk.
- Waterford County Museum – The Ardmore Journal: http://www.waterfordcountymuseum.org/exhibit/web/Display/article/166/