John Boland (author)

For other people named John Boland, see John Boland (disambiguation).

Bertram John Boland (Birmingham, 12 February 1913 – 1976) was a British novelist and science fiction author. He lived in East Sussex, on the edge of Ashdown Forest with his wife, Philippa.
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. 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 and New Worlds.

Bibliography

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

Nonfiction

• Free-Lance Journalism
• Short Story Writing

References

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

External links

• John Boland at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database