Eric Malpass

Eric Lawson Malpass (November 14, 1910 - October 16, 1996) was an English novelist noted for his humorous and witty descriptions of rural family life, in particular that of his creation, the extended Pentecost family. However, Malpass also wrote historical fiction, ranging in scope from the late Middle Ages to Edwardian England.

Novels

• Beefy Jones (London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1957)
• Morning's at Seven (introducing the Pentecost Family) (London: Heinemann, 1965)
• At the Height of the Moon (Tales from the Pentecost Family) (London: Heinemann, 1967)
• Fortinbras Has Escaped (Tales from the Pentecost Family) (London: Pan Books, 1970)
• Oh My Darling Daughter (London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1970)
• Sweet Will (Part I of The Shakespeare Trilogy) (London: Macmillan, 1973)
• The Cleopatra Boy (Part II of The Shakespeare Trilogy) (London: Macmillan, 1974)
• A House of Women (Part III of The Shakespeare Trilogy) (London: Macmillan, 1975)
• The Long Long Dances (London: Corgi, 1978)
• Summer Awakening (London: Corgi, 1978)
• The Wind Brings Up the Rain (London: Heinemann, 1978)
• The Lamplight and the Stars (London: Hamlyn, 1985)
• Of Human Frailty (a biographical novel of Thomas Cranmer) (London: Robert Hale, 1986)
• Pig-in-the-Middle
• The Raising of Lazarus Pike

All his novels were republished in 2001 by House of Stratus.

Related Topics:
2001 - House of Stratus

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