Sir Roger Newdigate's Prize (Newdigate Prize)
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Edition 0 (1933) Winner
Philip Maitland Hubbard
フィリップ・メイトランド・ハバード
Firippu Meitorando Habādo
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1910-11-09 （Reading, England）
- Died
- 1980-03-17 （Newton Stewart, Galloway） age 69
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Church of England
- Residence History
- Guernsey, Channel Islands → India → Stoke Abbott, Dorset → south-west Scotland
Career
- Occupations
- writer, Indian Civil Service officer, British Council staff, Deputy Director of National Union of Manufacturers
- Active Years
- 1933-1980
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth College, Guernsey | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
| Jesus College, Oxford | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
Elizabeth College, Guernsey
Country:
United Kingdom
Raised mostly in Guernsey
Jesus College, Oxford
Year of Graduation:
1933
Country:
United Kingdom
Won Newdigate Prize in 1933
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | Newdigate Prize | Ovid among the Goths | poetry | University of Oxford | winner |
Newdigate Prize
1933
Work:
Ovid among the Goths
Category:
poetry
Organization:
University of Oxford
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
High Tide
1971 SuspenseA suspense novel set on the coast.
countrysidesailingfolk religion
Adaptations
- [Television] High Tide (1980)
Flush as May
1963 SuspenseSuspense novel.
crime
A Hive of Glass
1966 SuspenseSuspense novel.
countryside
Bibliography
- Flush as May (1963)
- Picture of Millie (1964)
- A Hive of Glass (1966)
- The Holm Oaks (1966)
- The Tower (1968)
- The Custom of the Country (1969) (US: The Country of Again)
- Cold Waters (1969)
- High Tide (1971)
- The Dancing Man (1971)
- A Whisper in the Glen (1972)
- A Rooted Sorrow (1973)
- A Thirsty Evil (1974)
- The Graveyard (1975)
- The Causeway (1976)
- The Quiet River (1978)
- Kill Claudio (1979)
- Anna Highbury (1963, children)
- Rat Trap Island (1964, children)
Adaptations
- High Tide adapted for TV in Armchair Thriller series (1980)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- assurance and individuality of style and toneimaginative
- Recurring Motifs
- country sportssmall-boat sailingfolk religionShakespeare
Legacy
Described as a most imaginative and distinguished practitioner of suspense novels set in countryside or coast of England/Scotland.