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'''Magdalen King-Hall''' (July 22, 1904 &ndash; January 1, 1971) was an English novelist, journalist and children's fiction writer. Her novel, ''Life And Death Of The Wicked Lady Skelton'' was made into a film, [[The Wicked Lady]] (1945), starring [[Margaret Lockwood]] and [[James Mason]].
'''Magdalen King-Hall''' (22 July 1904 – 1 January 1971) was an English novelist, journalist and children's fiction writer. Her novel, ''Life And Death of the Wicked Lady Skelton'' was made into a film, [[The Wicked Lady]] (1945), starring [[Margaret Lockwood]] and [[James Mason]].


==Life==
==Life==
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==Publications==
==Publications==
===Novels===
===Novels===
* ''Diary Of A Young Lady Of Fashion 1764-5.'' (1924) New edition - London: Elek, 1967.
* ''Diary of a Young Lady of Fashion 1764-5.'' (1924) New edition – London: Elek, 1967.
* ''I Think I Remember, Being the Random Recollections of Sir Wickham Woolicomb, An ordinary English snob and gentleman.'' London: Thornton Butterworth, 1927.
* ''I Think I Remember, Being the Random Recollections of Sir Wickham Woolicomb, An ordinary English snob and gentleman.'' London: Thornton Butterworth, 1927.
* ''Gay Crusaders.'' London: Peter Davies, 1934. An historical novel set at the end of the 12th Century, about the 3rd Crusade.
* ''Gay Crusaders.'' London: Peter Davies, 1934. An historical novel set at the end of the 12th Century, about the 3rd Crusade.
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* ''Lady Sarah: A Novel.'' London: Peter Davies, 1939. Set in the 2nd half of the 18th century, this romantic historical novel, tells the story of [[Lady Sarah Lennox]], daughter of the [[Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond|Duke of Richmond]].
* ''Lady Sarah: A Novel.'' London: Peter Davies, 1939. Set in the 2nd half of the 18th century, this romantic historical novel, tells the story of [[Lady Sarah Lennox]], daughter of the [[Charles Lennox, 2nd Duke of Richmond|Duke of Richmond]].
* ''Lord Edward''. London: Peter Davies, 1943. A novel about the united Irish Leader, [[Lord Edward Fitzgerald]] and his wife [[Lady Edward FitzGerald|Pamela]].
* ''Lord Edward''. London: Peter Davies, 1943. A novel about the united Irish Leader, [[Lord Edward Fitzgerald]] and his wife [[Lady Edward FitzGerald|Pamela]].
* ''Life And Death Of The Wicked Lady Skelton.'' (1945) London: May Fair Books, 1961. Based on actual events in the 17th Century, this is the story of Barbara Skelton, her secret partnership with a highwayman and her appalling crimes.
* ''Life And Death of the Wicked Lady Skelton.'' (1945) London: May Fair Books, 1961. Based on actual events in the 17th Century, this is the story of Barbara Skelton, her secret partnership with a highwayman and her appalling crimes.
* ''How Small A Part Of Time.'' London: Peter Davies, 1945. Sub-titled: 'The biography of the two beautiful Miss Lynch's of Cabragena.' The story is based on the lives of the Coughlan sisters of Ardo House near Ardmore.
* ''How Small A Part Of Time.'' London: Peter Davies, 1945. Sub-titled: 'The biography of the two beautiful Miss Lynch's of Cabragena.' The story is based on the lives of the Coughlan sisters of Ardo House near Ardmore.
* ''Lady Shane's Daughter.'' London: Peter Davies, 1947. When Lady Shane separated from her husband in 1787 she went with her daughter Lucilla to live in Europe, in Paris, Venice, Russia and Germany.
* ''Lady Shane's Daughter.'' London: Peter Davies, 1947. When Lady Shane separated from her husband in 1787 she went with her daughter Lucilla to live in Europe, in Paris, Venice, Russia and Germany.
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* ''Venetian Bride.'' London: Peter Davies, 1954. Ireland and Venice in the 18th Century form the background of this love story about Ned Gascoigne who inherits his father's title, estate and debts.
* ''Venetian Bride.'' London: Peter Davies, 1954. Ireland and Venice in the 18th Century form the background of this love story about Ned Gascoigne who inherits his father's title, estate and debts.
* ''Hag Khalida.'' London: Peter Davies, 1954. Hag Khalida was the name of a house on the [[Sudan]] Cotton Plantation. A young married couple move in and the story tells how a tragedy re-enacts itself.
* ''Hag Khalida.'' London: Peter Davies, 1954. Hag Khalida was the name of a house on the [[Sudan]] Cotton Plantation. A young married couple move in and the story tells how a tragedy re-enacts itself.
* ''18th Century Story.'' London: Peter Davies, 1956. Founded on the fact, this novel is packed with drama and incident including an elopement and a duel. The last trial of a nobleman by his peers in the [[Irish House of Lords]] in [[Dublin]] forms a fitting climax.
* ''18th Century Story.'' London: Peter Davies, 1956. Founded on the fact, this novel is packed with drama and incident including an elopement and a duel. The last trial of a nobleman by his peers in the [[Irish House of Lords]] in Dublin forms a fitting climax.
* ''The Noble Savages.'' London: Geoffrey Bles, 1962. The eccentric Landlord Mr Crumlin tries out Rousseau's educational theories when his sweet-heart's son Jonathan is left in his care. The setting is on the Blackwater in Co. Waterford and in Brighton.
* ''The Noble Savages.'' London: Geoffrey Bles, 1962. The eccentric Landlord Mr Crumlin tries out Rousseau's educational theories when his sweet-heart's son Jonathan is left in his care. The setting is on the Blackwater in Co. Waterford and in Brighton.
===Children's Fiction===
===Children's Fiction===
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* ''Somehow Overdone: A [[Sudan]] scrapbook.'' London: Peter Davies, 1942. The author's memoirs of her time in the [[Sudan]], where her husband worked for the [[Sudan]] Cotton Plantation Syndicate.
* ''Somehow Overdone: A [[Sudan]] scrapbook.'' London: Peter Davies, 1942. The author's memoirs of her time in the [[Sudan]], where her husband worked for the [[Sudan]] Cotton Plantation Syndicate.
* ''The Edifying Bishop.'' London: Peter Davies, 1951. The story of the eccentric [[Frederick Hervey, 4th Earl of Bristol|Frederick Hervey]], Earl of [[Bristol]] and Bishop of [[Derry]].
* ''The Edifying Bishop.'' London: Peter Davies, 1951. The story of the eccentric [[Frederick Hervey, 4th Earl of Bristol|Frederick Hervey]], Earl of [[Bristol]] and Bishop of [[Derry]].
* ''Story Of The [[Nursery school|Nursery]]. '' London: Routledge & Kegan Paul: London, 1958. A history of the [[Nursery school|Nursery]] from the [[Middle Ages]] to the present day.
* ''Story of the Nursery. '' London: Routledge & Kegan Paul: London, 1958. A history of the Nursery from the [[Middle Ages]] to the present day.


==Sources==
==Sources==
* British Library Catalogue at www.bl.uk.
* British Library Catalogue at www.bl.uk.
* Waterford County Museum - The Ardmore Journal: http://www.waterfordcountymuseum.org/exhibit/web/Display/article/166/
* Waterford County Museum – The Ardmore Journal: http://www.waterfordcountymuseum.org/exhibit/web/Display/article/166/


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 08:07, 4 January 2014

Magdalen King-Hall
Born(1904-07-22)22 July 1904
London, U.K.
Died1 January 1971(1971-01-01) (aged 66)
Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire], UK
Pen nameCleone Knox
OccupationWriter, novelist, journalist
GenreFiction, novels, children's fiction
SpousePatrick Perceval Maxwell
Childrentwo sons, one daughter

Magdalen King-Hall (22 July 1904 – 1 January 1971) was an English novelist, journalist and children's fiction writer. Her novel, Life And Death of the Wicked Lady Skelton was made into a film, The Wicked Lady (1945), starring Margaret Lockwood and James Mason.

Life

Magdalen King-Hall was the daughter of Admiral Sir George Fowler King-Hall and sister of Stephen King-Hall.

Publications

Novels

  • Diary of a Young Lady of Fashion 1764-5. (1924) New edition – London: Elek, 1967.
  • I Think I Remember, Being the Random Recollections of Sir Wickham Woolicomb, An ordinary English snob and gentleman. London: Thornton Butterworth, 1927.
  • Gay Crusaders. London: Peter Davies, 1934. An historical novel set at the end of the 12th Century, about the 3rd Crusade.
  • Maid of Honour. London: Peter Davies, 1936. The background is 16th century England and Ireland.
  • Lady Sarah: A Novel. London: Peter Davies, 1939. Set in the 2nd half of the 18th century, this romantic historical novel, tells the story of Lady Sarah Lennox, daughter of the Duke of Richmond.
  • Lord Edward. London: Peter Davies, 1943. A novel about the united Irish Leader, Lord Edward Fitzgerald and his wife Pamela.
  • Life And Death of the Wicked Lady Skelton. (1945) London: May Fair Books, 1961. Based on actual events in the 17th Century, this is the story of Barbara Skelton, her secret partnership with a highwayman and her appalling crimes.
  • How Small A Part Of Time. London: Peter Davies, 1945. Sub-titled: 'The biography of the two beautiful Miss Lynch's of Cabragena.' The story is based on the lives of the Coughlan sisters of Ardo House near Ardmore.
  • Lady Shane's Daughter. London: Peter Davies, 1947. When Lady Shane separated from her husband in 1787 she went with her daughter Lucilla to live in Europe, in Paris, Venice, Russia and Germany.
  • Tea At Crumbo Castle. London: Peter Davies, 1949. The narrator is invited to tea at Crumbo Castle by old Mrs Toye and there sees the ghost of a young woman. The rest of the book is a flash back to 1878.
  • The Fox Sisters. London: Peter Davies, 1950. A reconstruction of the lives of two sisters who lived in New England in the 1840s, who became notorious as professional mediums.
  • Venetian Bride. London: Peter Davies, 1954. Ireland and Venice in the 18th Century form the background of this love story about Ned Gascoigne who inherits his father's title, estate and debts.
  • Hag Khalida. London: Peter Davies, 1954. Hag Khalida was the name of a house on the Sudan Cotton Plantation. A young married couple move in and the story tells how a tragedy re-enacts itself.
  • 18th Century Story. London: Peter Davies, 1956. Founded on the fact, this novel is packed with drama and incident including an elopement and a duel. The last trial of a nobleman by his peers in the Irish House of Lords in Dublin forms a fitting climax.
  • The Noble Savages. London: Geoffrey Bles, 1962. The eccentric Landlord Mr Crumlin tries out Rousseau's educational theories when his sweet-heart's son Jonathan is left in his care. The setting is on the Blackwater in Co. Waterford and in Brighton.

Children's Fiction

Non-Fiction

  • Somehow Overdone: A Sudan scrapbook. London: Peter Davies, 1942. The author's memoirs of her time in the Sudan, where her husband worked for the Sudan Cotton Plantation Syndicate.
  • The Edifying Bishop. London: Peter Davies, 1951. The story of the eccentric Frederick Hervey, Earl of Bristol and Bishop of Derry.
  • Story of the Nursery. London: Routledge & Kegan Paul: London, 1958. A history of the Nursery from the Middle Ages to the present day.

Sources

References

External links

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