John Boland (author)

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(Bertram John Boland (Birmingham, 12 February 1913 – 1976) was a British novelist. He lived in East Sussex, on the edge of Ashdown Forest with his wife, Philippa.^[1]
His most well known book was The League of Gentlemen (1958) which was released as a film. However, characters' names and the ending were changed.^[2]

He wrote two sequels:

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

They continued with the characterisations developed in the film.

Contents 1 Bibliography[1] 1.1 Fiction 1.2 Nonfiction 2 Notes 3 References

[edit] Bibliography^[1]

[edit] Fiction

• White August (1955)
• No Refuge (1956)
• 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

[edit] Nonfiction

• Free-Lance Journalism
• Short Story Writing

[edit] Notes

1. ^ ^{a b} Biography and biblography taken from the dust jacket of The Gentlemen at Large. Published by Forest House Books.
2. ^ The book ends with the main character shooting himself. In the film, he gives himself up to the police.

[edit] References

• Tuck, Donald H. (1974). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and Fantasy. Chicago: Advent, 55. ISBN 0-911682-20-1.