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John Collier

Born

in London, The United Kingdom

May 03, 1901

Died

April 06, 1980

Website

http://www.enetpress.com/johncollier/jc_bio.html

Genre

Science Fiction & Fantasy

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John Collier was a British-born author and screenplay writer best known for his short stories, many of which appeared in The New Yorker from the 1930s to the 1950s. They were collected in a 1951 volume, Fancies and Goodnights, which is still in print. Individual stories are frequently anthologized in fantasy collections. John Collier's writing has been praised by authors such as Anthony Burgess, Ray Bradbury, Neil Gaiman and Paul Theroux. He was married to early silent film actress Shirley Palmer. ...more

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	Fancies and Goodnights by John Collier, Ray Bradbury (Introduction) 4.05 avg rating — 961 ratings — published 1951 — 48 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 Chaser 3.57 avg rating — 214 ratings — 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
	His Monkey Wife by John Collier, Eva Brann (Introduction) 3.50 avg rating — 209 ratings — published 1930 — 27 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
	Evening Primrose 3.69 avg rating — 109 ratings — published 2009	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
	Fancies and Goodnights Vol 1 by John Collier, Ray Bradbury (Foreword) 4.21 avg rating — 58 ratings — 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
	The Best of John Collier by John Collier, Soyka (Illustrator) 4.44 avg rating — 43 ratings — published 1975 — 5 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
	Back for Christmas 4.07 avg rating — 44 ratings	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
	Thus I Refute Beelzy 3.53 avg rating — 32 ratings	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 John Collier Reader by John Collier, Anthony Burgess (Introduction) 4.54 avg rating — 24 ratings — published 1972 — 5 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
	A Manual of Oil Painting 4.16 avg rating — 19 ratings — 50 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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“I sometimes marvel that a third-rate writer like me has been able to palm himself off as a second-rate writer.”
― John Collier

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“Poets can dodge. ("Evening Primrose")”
― John Collier, Fancies and Goodnights

tags: poets

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“Could we make it our own, there would be an eternally inexhaustible earth and a forever lasting peace.”
― John Collier

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