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Eleanor Updale

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Eleanor Updale

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1953 （Camberwell, south London）
Nationality
British
Languages
English
Residence History
Camberwell, south London

Career

Occupations
Writer, Television and radio producer
Active Years
2003-2024
Affiliations
BBC, Royal Society of Medicine

Education

St Anne's College, Oxford
History
Period: 1970年代
Country: United Kingdom
Queen Mary, University of London
Centre for Editing Lives and Letters
Degree: PhD in History
Period: 2003-2007
Year of Graduation: 2007
Country: United Kingdom
M.Res. in 2003, PhD in 2007

Awards

Blue Peter Book Award
2004
Work: Montmorency
Category: The Book I Couldn’t Put Down
Organization: BBC
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Montmorency

2003 Historical mystery

A former convict becomes a gentleman detective in Victorian era.

RedemptionDouble life
Adaptations
  • [Theatre] Montmorency (2012)

Montmorency on the Rocks

2004 Historical mystery

Sequel to Montmorency.

Montmorency and the Assassins

2005 Historical mystery

Sequel.

Montmorency's Revenge

2006 Historical mystery

Sequel.

Montmorency's Return

2013 Historical mystery

Sequel.

Johnny Swanson

2010 Children's fiction

Story of boy Johnny Swanson.

Bibliography

  • Montmorency (2003)
  • Montmorency on the Rocks (2004)
  • Montmorency and the Assassins (2005)
  • Montmorency's Revenge (2006)
  • Montmorency's Return (2013)
  • Itch, Scritch, Scratch (2008)
  • Saved (2008)
  • Johnny Swanson (2010)
  • The Last Minute (2013)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Rattling-good adventures
Recurring Motifs
Sewer escapesJekyll-and-Hyde thief

Legacy

English children's author known for Montmorency series.

Trivia

  • Married to broadcaster James Naughtie.
  • Three children.