Edith Pargeter

Novelist, Author

1913 – 1995

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Who was Edith Pargeter?

Edith Mary Pargeter, OBE, BEM, also known by 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 is probably best known for her murder mysteries, both historical and modern.

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Born
Sep 28, 1913
Horsehay
Also known as
  • Ellis Peters
  • Edith Mary Pargeter
  • John Redfern
  • Jolyon Carr
  • Peter Benedict
Religion
  • Anglicanism
Nationality
  • United Kingdom
Profession
Lived in
  • Telford
Died
Oct 14, 1995
Shropshire

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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