A. G. Macdonell
Born 3 November 1895 · Died 16 January 1941
Archibald Gordon Macdonell was a Scottish writer, journalist, and broadcaster. He was born in Poona, India, to a Scottish family. He served as a lieutenant of the Royal Field Artillery during World War I. He then joined the League of Nations in 1922. He later made his living as a journalist in London, writing stage reviews for the London Mercury. He became famous in 1933 for the publication of the satirical novel England, their England. Also highly praised is his Autobiography of a Cad, a grimly comic portrait of a 1930s Tory. He also wrote a number of novels and plays, as well as some military history.
Under the pseudonym of Neil Gordon he wrote five detective novels, including a Buchanesque political thriller called The Factory on the Cliff (1928); and The Bleston Mystery (1928) done in collaboration with Milward Kennedy, one of the founders of the Detection Club. Under the pen name John Cameron he wrote two other detective novels: Seven Stabs (1929) and Body Found Stabbed (1932). A. G. Macdonell died in Oxford in 1941.
Bibliography
The Bleston Mystery (1928) - with Milward Kennedy
As Neil Gordon: The Professor’s Poison (1928) The Factory on the Cliff (1928), US title: The New Gun Runners The Silent Murders (1929) The Big Ben Alibi (1930) Murder in Earl's Court (1931) The Shakespeare Murders (1933)
As John Cameron: Seven Stabs (1929) Body Found Stabbed (1932)
As A.G.
Books by A. G. Macdonell in order
Books by A. G. Macdonell in the order they were published, from Life's a Dream (1928) to Cricket Match (2014).
- 1Life's a DreamLife's a Dream1928
- 2The BetrothalThe Betrothal1928
- 3The New Gun RunnersThe New Gun Runners1928
- 4The PretendersThe Pretenders1928
- 5The Cherry OrchardThe Cherry Orchard1929
- 6The Silent Murders
The Silent Murders1930 - 7England, Their England
England, Their England1933 - 8The Shakespeare Murders
The Shakespeare Murders1933 - 9How Like An Angel
How Like An Angel1934 - 10Napoleon and His Marshals
Napoleon and His Marshals1934 - 11A Visit to America
A Visit to America1935 - 12My Scotland
My Scotland1937 - 13The Autobiography of a Cad
The Autobiography of a Cad1938 - 14Flight from a LadyFlight from a Lady1939
- 15The Spanish Pistol and Other StoriesThe Spanish Pistol and Other Stories1939
- 16What Next, Baby? Or, Shall I Go to Tanganyika?What Next, Baby? Or, Shall I Go to Tanganyika?1939
- 17The Crew of the AnacondaThe Crew of the Anaconda1940
- 18The Fur CoatThe Fur Coat1943
- 19Factory on the CliffFactory on the Cliff2012
- 20Cricket MatchCricket Match2014
- 21Lords and MastersLords and Masters