Edmund Crispin (1921–1978)
Author of The Moving Toyshop
About the Author
Disambiguation Notice:
Edmund Crispin was the pseudonym of Robert Bruce Montgomery, 1921—1978, an English crime writer, science-fiction anthologist and composer.
Writing as Edmund Crispin he is known for his detective novels and short stories featuring Oxford professor, Gervase Fen.
Writing as Bruce Montgomery, he was a prolific composer of vocal and film music.
(ger) Edmund Crispin war das Pseudonym von Robert Bruce Montgomery, 1921—1978, einem englischen Krimiautor, Science-fiction-Herausgeber und Komponisten. Unter dem Namen Edmund Crispin ist er bekannt für seine Detektivromane und -erzählungen um den Oxford-Professor Gervase Fen. Writing as Bruce Montgomery, he was a prolific composer of vocal and film music.
Series
Works by Edmund Crispin
The Amorous Flea: A Musical Comedy Based on Molière's School for Wives — Composer — 3 copies
Esther: Intrigue in the Palace 2 copies
My Joy, My Life, My Crown! 1 copy
Science Fiction Stories 1 copy
Best of SF Two 1 copy
Svanesången 1 copy
Long Distance 1 copy
Best Tales of Horror 1 copy
Outwards from Earth 1 copy
Danger, Writer at Work 1 copy
Associated Works
Great Detectives: A Century of the Best Mysteries from England and America (1984) — Contributor — 360 copies
Bodies from the Library 2: Forgotten Stories of Mystery and Suspense by the Queens of Crime and other Masters of Golden… (2019) — Contributor — 68 copies
Bodies from the Library 5: Forgotten Stories of Mystery and Suspense from the Golden Age of Detection (2022) — Contributor — 28 copies
The Best Science Fiction Stories of C. M. Kornbluth — Introduction, some editions — 5 copies
Detektivhistorier fra Sherlock Holmes til Hercule Poirot — Contributor — 3 copies
Nye detektivhistorier fra hele verden — Author, some editions — 2 copies
Appendici in giallo 1 (racconti) — Contributor — 1 copy
Classic Crime Gift Set--Police At the Funeral, the Moving Toyshop, Death At the President's Lodging (1988) — Contributor — 1 copy
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Legal name
- Montgomery, Robert Bruce
- Other names
- Montgomery, Bruce
- Birthdate
- 1921-10-02
- Date of death
- 1978-09-15
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- Chesham Bois, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
- Place of death
- Plymouth, Devon, England, UK
- Places of residence
- Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Plymouth, Devon, England, UK - Education
- Oxford University (St. John's College)
- Occupations
- schoolmaster
musician
writer (filmscript and filmscore)
crime novelist
anthologist
composer - Organizations
- Detection Club
- Awards and honors
- Guest of Honour, Eastercon, UK (1963)
- Disambiguation notice
- Edmund Crispin was the pseudonym of Robert Bruce Montgomery, 1921—1978, an English crime writer, science-fiction anthologist and composer. Writing as Edmund Crispin he is known for his detective novels and short stories featuring Oxford professor, Gervase Fen. Writing as Bruce Montgomery, he was a prolific composer of vocal and film music.
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The Wabbler by Murray Leinster
Food To All Flesh by Zenna Henderson
He Walked Around The Horses by H. Beam Piper
The Available Data on The Worp Reaction by Lion Miller
The Cold Equations by Tom Godwin
The Gift of the Gab by Jack Vance
Four in One by Damon Knight
The Game of Rat and Dragon by Cordwainer Smith
Answer by Frederic BrownLess… (more)
Grenville's Planet by Michael Shaara
Counterspy by Kelley Edwards
The Wabbler by Murray Leinster
Food To All Flesh by Zenna Henderson
He Walked Around The Horses by H. Beam Piper
The Available Data on The Worp Reaction by Lion Miller
The Cold Equations by Tom Godwin
The Gift of the Gab by Jack Vance
Four in One by Damon Knight
The Game of Rat and Dragon by Cordwainer Smith
Answer by Frederic BrownLess… (more)
This is the last Crispin book I intend to read. He comes off as too arch by half for my enjoyment. A writer who wants to show off how clever he is, but the story is not all that clever. The method of murder was obvious and therefore the murderer obvious as well, in spite of the distractions the author tried to provide. I gagged my way to the end, but no more.
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British Mystery (1)
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Statistics
- Works
- 55
- Also by
- 43
- Members
- 6,941
- Popularity
- #3,523
- Rating
- 3.7
- Reviews
- 214
- ISBNs
- 237
- Languages
- 11
- Favorited
- 37
• Introduction (Best SF Two) • (1956) • essay by Edmund Crispin
17 • The Altar at Midnight • (1952) • short story by C. M. Kornbluth
24 • Hobson's Choice • (1952) • short story by Alfred Bester
39 • Outside • (1955) • short story by Brian W. Aldiss
49 • Angel's Egg • (1951) • novelette by Edgar Pangborn
87 • Placet Is a Crazy Place • (1946) • short story by Fredric Brown
102 • Little Lost Robot • [Susan Calvin] • (1947) • novelette by Isaac Asimov
129 • The Copper Dahlia • (1949) • short story by Gerald Kersh
140 • When You're Smiling • (1955) • novelette by Theodore Sturgeon
168 • Zero Hour • (1947) • short story by Ray Bradbury
179 • Worrywart • (1953) • short story by Clifford D. Simak
195 • Una • (1954) • novelette by John Wyndham (variant of The Perfect Creature 1937)
220 • Blowups Happen • [Future History] • (1940) • novelette by Robert A. Heinlein
271 • Impostor • (1953) • short story by Philip K. Dick
287 • The Nine Billion Names of God • (1953) • short story by Arthur C. Clarke… (more)