Celia Fremlin
Encyclopedia
Celia Margaret Fremlin was born in Kingsbury
, now part of London
, England
, the sister of nuclear physicist, John H. Fremlin
.
, London. In 1942 she married Elia Goller, with whom she had three children; he died in 1968. In 1985, Celia married Leslie Minchin, who died in 1999. Her many crime novels and stories helped modernize the sensation novel
tradition by introducing criminal and (rarely) supernatural elements into domestic settings. Her 1958 novel The Hours Before Dawn won the Edgar Award
in 1960.
Kingsbury
Kingsbury is an area in the London Borough of Brent, northwest London. The name Kingsbury means "The King's Manor".-History:Kingsbury was historically a small parish in the Hundred of Gore and county of Middlesex. Until the nineteenth century it was largely rural with only scattered settlements....
, now part of London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, the sister of nuclear physicist, John H. Fremlin
John H. Fremlin
John Heaver Fremlin was a nuclear physicist. Celia Fremlin was his sister.-External links:* *...
.
Early life
She studied at Somerville College, Oxford University. From 1942 to 2000 she lived in HampsteadHampstead
Hampstead is an area of London, England, north-west of Charing Cross. Part of the London Borough of Camden in Inner London, it is known for its intellectual, liberal, artistic, musical and literary associations and for Hampstead Heath, a large, hilly expanse of parkland...
, London. In 1942 she married Elia Goller, with whom she had three children; he died in 1968. In 1985, Celia married Leslie Minchin, who died in 1999. Her many crime novels and stories helped modernize the sensation novel
Sensation novel
The sensation novel was a literary genre of fiction popular in Great Britain in the 1860s and 1870s, following on from earlier melodramatic novels and the Newgate novels, which focused on tales woven around criminal biographies, also descend from the gothic and romantic genres of fiction...
tradition by introducing criminal and (rarely) supernatural elements into domestic settings. Her 1958 novel The Hours Before Dawn won the Edgar Award
Edgar Award
The Edgar Allan Poe Awards , named after Edgar Allan Poe, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America...
in 1960.
Manners and Society
- 1940 - The Seven Chars of Chelsea
- 1943 - War Factory (with Tom Harrisson)
Novels
- 1958 - The Hours Before Dawn; (Edgar AwardEdgar AwardThe Edgar Allan Poe Awards , named after Edgar Allan Poe, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America...
for Best Novel, 1960) - 1959 - Uncle Paul
- 1961 - Seven Lean Years (US: Wait for the Wedding)
- 1963 - The Trouble Makers
- 1964 - The Jealous One
- 1967 - Prisoner's Base
- 1969 - Possession
- 1972 - Appointment with Yesterday
- 1975 - The Long Shadow
- 1977 - The Spider-Orchid
- 1980 - With No Crying
- 1982 - The Parasite Person
- 1990 - Listening in the Dusk
- 1991 - Dangerous Thoughts
- 1993 - The Echoing Stones
- 1994 - King of the World
Collections
- 1970 - Don't Go to Sleep in the Dark
- 1974 - By Horror Haunted
- 1984 - A Lovely Day to Die
Poetry
- 1996 - Duet in Verse (with Leslie Minchin)