Bertram John Boland was a British novelist and science fiction author. He lived in East Sussex

East Sussex

East Sussex is a county in South East England. It is bordered by the counties of Kent, Surrey and West Sussex, and to the south by the English Channel.-History:...

, on the edge of Ashdown Forest

Ashdown Forest

Ashdown Forest is an ancient area of tranquil open heathland occupying the highest sandy ridge-top of the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. It is situated some south of London in the county of East Sussex, England...

 with his wife, Philippa.

His most well known book was The League of Gentlemen

The League of Gentlemen (novel)

The League of Gentlemen is a pulp-fiction novel by English author John Boland.It was made into a film The League of Gentlemen released in 1960, the most successful British film of that year. The title and concepts of the book may have been an influence on The League of Gentlemen comedy group, and...

 (1958) which was released as a film

The League of Gentlemen (film)

The League of Gentlemen is a 1960 British crime film directed by Basil Dearden and starring Jack Hawkins, Nigel Patrick and Richard Attenborough. It was based on the 1958 novel by John Boland and adapted by Bryan Forbes, who also starred in the film...

. However, characters' names and the ending were changed. He wrote two sequels:

• The Gentlemen Reform (1961)
• The Gentlemen at Large (1962)

They continued with the characterisations developed in the film.

Several of his novels were science fiction, and he published short stories in science fiction magazines, including Galaxy Science Fiction

Galaxy Science Fiction

Galaxy Science Fiction was an American digest-size science fiction magazine, published from 1950 to 1980. It was founded by an Italian company, World Editions, which was looking to break in to the American market. World Editions hired as editor H. L...

 and New Worlds

New Worlds (magazine)

New Worlds was a British science fiction magazine which was first published professionally in 1946. For 25 years it was widely considered the leading science fiction magazine in Britain, publishing 201 issues up to 1971...

.

Fiction

• White August (1955)
• No Refuge (1956)
• Doat Age (Galaxy, Sept. 1957)
• The League of Gentlemen (1958)
• Operation Red Carpet (1959)
• The Gentlemen Reform (1961)
• The Gentlemen at Large (1962)
• The Big Job
• Bitter Fortune
• Breakdown
• The Catch
• Counterpol
• Counterpol in Paris
• The Disposal Unit
• Fatal Error
• The Fourth Grave
• The Golden Fleece
• The Good Citizens
• The Gusher
• Inside Job
• Kidnap
• The Midas Touch
• Mysterious Way
• Negative Value
• Painted Lady
• Queer Fish
• The Shakespeare Curse
• The Trade of Kings
• Vendetta

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