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Ted Lewis


Born
in Manchester, England, The United Kingdom
January 15, 1940

Died
May 15, 1982

Genre
Fiction, Crime


Ted Lewis (1940 – 1982) was a British writer born in Manchester, an only child. After World War II the family moved to Barton-upon-Humber in 1947. He had a strict upbringing and his parents did not want their son to go to art school, but Ted's English teacher Henry Treece, recognising his creative talents in writing and art, persuaded them not to stand in his way.

Lewis attended Hull Art School for four years. His first work was in London, in advertising, and then as an animation specialist in television and films (among them the Beatles' Yellow Submarine). His first novel, All the Way Home and All the Night Through was published in 1965, followed by Jack's Return Home, subsequently retitled Get Carter after the success of the film of the sa ...more

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Average rating: 3.89 · 2,111 ratings · 288 reviews · 14 distinct works • Similar authors
Get Carter
3.93 avg rating — 1,083 ratings — published 1970 — 21 editions
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GBH
3.86 avg rating — 576 ratings — published 1980 — 11 editions
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Jack Carter's Law (Jack Car...
3.85 avg rating — 182 ratings — published 1974 — 9 editions
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Plender
3.98 avg rating — 86 ratings — published 1971 — 11 editions
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Jack Carter and the Mafia P...
3.76 avg rating — 75 ratings — published 1974 — 7 editions
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Billy Rags
3.84 avg rating — 45 ratings — published 1973 — 7 editions
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The Rabbit
4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1975 — 6 editions
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Boldt
3.54 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1976 — 4 editions
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All the Way Home and All th...
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Quotes by Ted Lewis

“door slams. Time passes and I carry on staring up into the sky. The pain went a long time ago.”
― Ted Lewis, Get Carter
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