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Dick Francis


Born
in Lawrenny, South Wales, The United Kingdom
October 31, 1920

Died
February 14, 2010

Website

Genre
Crime, Mystery, Sports


Dick Francis, CBE, FRSL (born Richard Stanley Francis) was a popular British horse racing crime writer and retired jockey.

Dick Francis worked on his books with his wife, Mary, before her death. Dick considered his wife to be his co-writer - as he is quoted in the book, "The Dick Francis Companion", released in 2003:
"Mary and I worked as a team. ... I have often said that I would have been happy to have both our names on the cover. Mary's family always called me Richard due to having another Dick in the family. I am Richard, Mary was Mary, and Dick Francis was the two of us together."

Series:
* Sid Halley Mystery
* Kit Fielding Mystery ...more

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Average rating: 4.02 · 224,169 ratings · 11,169 reviews · 559 distinct works • Similar authors
To the Hilt
4.15 avg rating — 7,863 ratings — published 1996 — 14 editions
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Proof (A Dick Francis Novel)
4.08 avg rating — 7,402 ratings — published 1984 — 59 editions
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Whip Hand (Sid Halley, #2)
4.12 avg rating — 6,986 ratings — published 1965 — 52 editions
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Dead Cert (A Dick Francis N...
4.02 avg rating — 6,774 ratings — published 1962 — 27 editions
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Bolt (Kit Fielding, #2)
4.08 avg rating — 6,577 ratings — published 1986 — 67 editions
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Reflex (A Dick Francis Novel)
4.10 avg rating — 6,415 ratings — published 1980 — 70 editions
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Dead Heat
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3.88 avg rating — 6,680 ratings — published 2007 — 52 editions
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Longshot
4.07 avg rating — 5,982 ratings — published 1990 — 72 editions
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Blood Sport
3.95 avg rating — 6,124 ratings — published 1967
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Odds Against (Sid Halley, #1)
4.12 avg rating — 5,759 ratings — published 1965 — 10 editions
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“Some are born weird, some achieve it, others have weirdness thrust upon them.”
― Dick Francis, To the Hilt
tags: humor, paraphrased, weirdness
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“Most people think, when they're young, that they're going to the top of their chosen world, and that the climb up is only a formality. Without that faith, I suppose, they might never start. Somewhere on the way they lift their eyes to the summit and know they aren't going to reach it; and happiness then is looking down and enjoying the view they've got, not envying the one they haven't.”
― Dick Francis, Reflex
tags: happiness, job, life, profession
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“Love's easy to learn. It's like taking a risk. You set your mind on it and refuse to be afraid, and in no time you feel terrifically exhilarated and all your inhibitions fly out of the window.”
― Dick Francis, Dead Cert
tags: love, risk
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