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Nicolas Bentley

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born
June 14, 1907 in Highgate, London, The United Kingdom

died
August 14, 1978

gender
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Nicolas Clerihew Bentley was a British author and illustrator famous for his humorous cartoon drawings in books and magazines in the 1930s and 1940s.

Bentley was educated at University College School where he left at the age of 17. He then enrolled at Heatherley's School of Fine Art, a prestigious private college, but left after a few months.

Bentley subsequently worked for Shell for three years, but disliked working in advertising. However, in 1930, he got a break when Hilaire Belloc (who was a friend of his father) invited him to illustrate his book 'New Cautionary Tales'. The good critical reception of this book and its illustrations allowed Bentley to go freelance.

During the 1930s Bentley illustrated many books, ranging from J.B. Morton t...more


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Edwardian Album
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The Tongue-Tied Canary
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The Shell Book of Motoring ...
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Inside Information
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Victorian Scene 1901
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Martin Amis
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How Can You Bear to be Human?
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Floating Dutchman
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