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Victor Canning

UK  (1911 - 1986)
aka
Julian Forest, Alan Gould
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About Victor Canning
Victor Canning was a prolific writer of novels and thrillers who flourished in the 1950s, '60s and '70s, but whose reputation has faded since his death in 1986. He was personally reticent, writing no memoirs and giving relatively few newspaper interviews.
 
Novels
Mr. Finchley Discovers His England (1934)
Polycarp's Progress (1935)
Two Men Fought (1936) (with Alan Gould (Victor Canning))
Fly Away Paul (1936)
Mercy Lane (1937) (with Alan Gould (Victor Canning))
Matthew Silverman (1937)
Sanctuary from the Dragon (1938) (with Alan Gould (Victor Canning))
Mr. Finchley Goes to Paris (1938)
The Wooden Angel (1938) (with Julian Forest (Victor Canning))
Every Creature of God Is Good (1939) (with Alan Gould (Victor Canning))
The Viaduct (1939) (with Alan Gould (Victor Canning))
Fountain Inn (1939)
Atlantic Company (1940) (with Alan Gould (Victor Canning))
Mr. Finchley Takes the Road (1940)
Green Battlefield (1943)
The Chasm (1947)
Panther's Moon (1948)
     aka Hunter's Moon
The Golden Salamander (1949)
A Forest of Eyes (1950)
Venetian Bird (1951)
     aka Bird of Prey
The House of the Seven Flies (1952)
The Man from the Turkish Slave (1954)
     aka A Handful of Silver
Castle Minerva (1955)
His Bones Are Coral (1955)
     aka Twist of the knife
The Hidden Face (1956)
     aka Burden of Proof
The Manasco Road (1957)
     aka The Forbidden Road
Dragon Tree (1958)
     aka The Captives of Mora Island
The Burning Eye (1960)
A Delivery of Furies (1961)
Black flamingo (1962)
The Limbo Line (1963)
The Scorpio Letters (1964)
The Shark Run (1968)
Queen's Pawn (1969)
Dev-i istabdad (1970)
Great Affair (1970)
Firecrest (1971)
The Rainbird Pattern (1972)
     aka Family Plot
The Finger of Saturn (1973)
The Mask of Memory (1974)
The Kingsford Mark (1975)
The Doomsday Carrier (1976)
Birdcage (1978)
The Satan Sampler (1979)
Fall from Grace (1980)
Boy on Platform One (1981)
     aka Memory Boy
Vanishing Point (1982)
Raven's Wind (1983)
Birds of a Feather (1985)
Table Number Seven (1987)
Mr. Finchley Discovers His EnglandPolycarp's ProgressTwo Men FoughtFly Away Paul
Matthew SilvermanMr. Finchley Goes to ParisThe Wooden AngelEvery Creature of God Is Good
Fountain InnMr. Finchley Takes the RoadGreen BattlefieldThe Chasm
Panther's MoonThe Golden SalamanderA Forest of EyesVenetian Bird
The House of the Seven FliesThe Man from the Turkish SlaveCastle MinervaHis Bones Are Coral
The Hidden FaceThe Manasco RoadDragon TreeThe Burning Eye
A Delivery of FuriesBlack flamingoThe Limbo LineThe Scorpio Letters
The Shark RunQueen's PawnGreat AffairFirecrest
The Rainbird PatternThe Finger of SaturnThe Mask of MemoryThe Kingsford Mark
The Doomsday CarrierBirdcageThe Satan SamplerFall from Grace
Boy on Platform OneVanishing PointRaven's WindBirds of a Feather
Table Number Seven
 
Omnibus
Reading for Men (1958) (with Captain A A Bestic, Whitney Darrow Jr, Corey Ford, Harold Sinclair and Jerrard Tickell)
Three Of The Best: Melting Man, Python Project, Delivery of Furies (1986)
Reading for Men: The Cavalryman; Kicking Canvas; the Office Party; Moon Squadron; the Dragon TressThree Of The Best: Melting Man, Python Project, Delivery of Furies
 
Collections
Young Man on a BicycleDelay on TurtleComedies and Whimsies
 
Non fiction
Everyman's England
 

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