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L.P. Hartley

Personal Info

Known For

Writing

Gender

Not specified

Birthday

December 30, 1895(76)

Day of Death

December 13, 1972

Place of Birth

Whittlesey, United Kingdom

L.P. Hartley

Writing

Biography

Born Leslie Poles Hartley, but more known just as L. P. Hartley. British writer and short story writer. His best-known novels are the Eustace and Hilda trilogy (1947), The Go-Between (1953) and The Hireling (1957). The first was made into a TV movie in 1977, and the other two were made into cinema films in 1971 and 1973.