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Ellis Peters


Born
in Horsehay, Shropshire, England
September 28, 1913

Died
October 14, 1995

Genre
Mystery, Fiction, Historical Fiction


A pseudonym used by Edith Pargeter.

Edith Mary Pargeter, OBE, BEM was a prolific author of works in many categories, especially history and historical fiction, and was also honoured for her translations of Czech classics; she is probably best known for her murder mysteries, both historical and modern. Born in the village of Horsehay (Shropshire, England), she had Welsh ancestry, and many of her short stories and books (both fictional and non-fictional) were set in Wales and its borderlands.

During World War II, she worked in an administrative role in the Women's Royal Naval Service, and received the British Empire Medal - BEM.

Pargeter wrote under a number of pseudonyms; it was under the name Ellis Peters that she wrote the highly popular seri ...more

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Average rating: 4.07 · 209,580 ratings · 11,829 reviews · 271 distinct works • Similar authors
A Morbid Taste for Bones (C...
3.97 avg rating — 40,726 ratings — published 1977 — 139 editions
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One Corpse Too Many (Chroni...
4.08 avg rating — 15,809 ratings — published 1979 — 54 editions
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The Leper of Saint Giles (C...
4.16 avg rating — 12,238 ratings — published 1981 — 6 editions
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Monk's Hood (Chronicles of ...
4.08 avg rating — 11,677 ratings — published 1980 — 4 editions
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Saint Peter's Fair (Chronic...
4.11 avg rating — 10,278 ratings — published 1981 — 97 editions
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The Virgin in the Ice (Chro...
4.16 avg rating — 9,572 ratings — published 1982 — 109 editions
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An Excellent Mystery (Chron...
4.17 avg rating — 7,477 ratings — published 1985 — 84 editions
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The Sanctuary Sparrow (Chro...
4.09 avg rating — 7,495 ratings — published 1983 — 100 editions
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The Devil's Novice (Chronic...
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The Rose Rent (Chronicles o...
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Series by Ellis Peters

A Morbid Taste for Bones One Corpse Too Many Monk's Hood Saint Peter's Fair The Leper of Saint Giles The Virgin in the Ice The Sanctuary Sparrow
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“Truth is a hard master, and costly to serve, but it simplifies all problems.”
― Ellis Peters
tags: truth
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“It's a kind of arrogance to be so certain you're past redemption.”
― Ellis Peters, A Morbid Taste for Bones
tags: forgiveness, humility
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“Only people who're positive enough to have friends have enemies. When you're as glum and morose as he was, people just give up and go away.”
― Ellis Peters, A Nice Derangement of Epitaphs
tags: depression, enemies, friends, people
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