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L. P. Hartley

L. P. Hartley

AuthorBooks · Second hand1895-1972

Leslie Poles Hartley was an English novelist and short story writer. Although his first fiction was published in 1924, his best-known works are the Eustace and Hilda trilogy (1944–1947) and The Go-Between (1953). The latter was made into a film in 1971, as was his 1957 novel The Hireling in 1973.

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Birth
1895
Death
1972
First book
1921
Years writing
105
L. P. Hartley was born in 1895 in Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, into a well-to-do family.
His academic background includes the prestigious Harrow School and the University of Oxford.
After serving briefly in the army during the First World War, he dedicated himself fully to literature.
He spent much of his adult life living in Italy, a country that influenced his career.
He is world-renowned for his masterpiece The Go-Between, a fundamental piece of English fiction.

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