Ian Hay
Born 17 April 1876 · Died 22 September 1952
From Rusholme, England, United Kingdom · Nationality: United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland · Writes fiction and nonfiction
John Hay Beith was born on 17 April 1876 in UK the third son and sixth child of Janet Fleming and his husband John Alexander Beith, a cotton merchant, magistrate, and leading member of the local Liberals. He was educated at Fettes College, Edinburgh and St. Johns College, Cambridge. He was a second-lieutenant in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders and was in France in April of 1915 and was one of the first 100,000 of Kitchener's Army. He was awarded the Military Cross. He was Director of Public Relations at the War Office (1938-1941). As Ian Hay, he was also a novelist, and playwright.
He passed away on 22 September 1952 in Liss, Petersfield, Hampshire. (Wikipedia).
Books by Ian Hay in order
Books by Ian Hay in the order they were published, from The Poor Gentleman (1900) to The Lighter Side Of School Life; Scally, The Story Of A Perfect Gentleman (2007).
- 1The Poor Gentleman
The Poor Gentleman1900 - 2A Man's Man
A Man's Man1910 - 3The Right Stuff
The Right Stuff1910 - 4A Knight on Wheels
A Knight on Wheels1914 - 5The First Hundred Thousand
The First Hundred Thousand1915 - 6The Lighter Side of School Life
The Lighter Side of School Life1915 - 7All in It. "K (1)" Carries On
All in It. "K (1)" Carries On1917 - 8Getting Together
Getting Together1917 - 99th (Scottish) Division Memorial9th (Scottish) Division Memorial1922
- 10A Blank CartridgeA Blank Cartridge1928
- 11Baa, Baa, Black SheepBaa, Baa, Black Sheep1930
- 12Leave It to PsmithLeave It to Psmith1932
- 13Admirals AllAdmirals All1935
- 14The Battle of Flanders 1940
The Battle of Flanders 19401941 - 15America Comes AcrossAmerica Comes Across1942
- 16Burglar AlarmBurglar Alarm1945
- 17Arms and the Men
Arms and the Men1950 - 18Arms and the Men by Ian HayArms and the Men by Ian Hay1950
- 19Cousin ChristopherCousin Christopher1953
- 20All in It or "K (1)" Carries On
All in It or "K (1)" Carries On2004 - 21Doing Our 'Bit'
Doing Our 'Bit'2007 - 22Scally
Scally2007 - 23The Lighter Side Of School Life; Scally, The Story Of A Perf
The Lighter Side Of School Life; Scally, The Story Of A Perfect Gentleman2007 - 24All in It
All in It