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Michael Turner

Born

in Newport, Esssex, The United Kingdom

January 26, 1929

Died

July 10, 2009

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Michael Turner and Leslie Lonsdale-Cooper have been translating Hergé’s works for more than 40 years.

Michael Ralph Turner (born in 1929) attended Newport School in Essex and did his National Service in the RAF Transport Command brass band before reading English at Trinity College, Cambridge. After a spell at J.M. Dent & Sons, he joined Methuen in 1953 as junior editor and never looked back, overseeing advertising, marketing, promotion and publicity, as well as the acquisition of Routledge & Kegan Paul, on his way to various executive roles. Very much a one-company man, he stayed on at ABP after its acquisition for £215m by the Thomson Corporation in 1987, and retired in 1989. He later served as chairman of the Book Trust and of the Society ...more

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Average rating: 4.06 · 119,194 ratings · 3,707 reviews · 38 distinct works

	Tintin in Tibet (Tintin #20) by Hergé, Leslie Lonsdale-Cooper (Translator), Dini Pandia (Translator), Michael Turner (Translator) 4.24 avg rating — 19,082 ratings — published 1959 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Secret of the Unicorn by Hergé, Michael Turner (Translator) 4.31 avg rating — 17,831 ratings — published 1943 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cigars of the Pharaoh (Tintin, #4) by Hergé, Leslie Lonsdale-Cooper (Translator), Michael Turner (Translator) 4.05 avg rating — 18,757 ratings — published 1934 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Red Rackham's Treasure by Hergé, Michael Turner (Translator), Leslie Lonsdale-Cooper (Translator) 4.29 avg rating — 17,620 ratings — published 1943 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tintin in the Land of the Soviets (Tintin #1) by Hergé, Leslie Lonsdale-Cooper (Translator), Michael Turner (Translator) 3.57 avg rating — 19,115 ratings — published 1930 — 116 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Destination Moon (Tintin, #16) by Hergé, Leslie Lonsdale-Cooper (Translator), Michael Turner (Translator) 4.22 avg rating — 16,026 ratings — published 1950 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Crabe aux pinces d'or (egmont) anglais by Hergé, Leslie Lonsdale-Cooper (Translator), Michael Turner (Translator) 4.10 avg rating — 15,459 ratings — published 1941 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Blue Lotus (Tintin, #5) by Hergé, Leslie Lonsdale-Cooper (Translator), Michael Turner (Translator) 4.06 avg rating — 15,053 ratings — published 1935 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Black Island by Hergé, Michael Turner (Translator), Leslie Lonsdale-Cooper (Translator) 4.04 avg rating — 14,913 ratings — published 1943 — 137 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Explorers on the Moon (Tintin #17) by Hergé, Leslie Lonsdale-Cooper (Translator), Michael Turner (Translator) 4.23 avg rating — 13,448 ratings — published 1953 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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