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Leslie Thomas


Born
in Newport, Monmouthshire, The United Kingdom
March 22, 1931

Died
May 06, 2014

Genre
Literature & Fiction


Born in Newport, Monmouthshire, 1931, Leslie Thomas is the son of a sailor who was lost at sea in 1943. His boyhood in an orphanage is evoked in This Time Next Week, published in 1964. At sixteen, he became a reporter, before going on to do his national service. He won worldwide acclaim with his bestselling novel The Virgin Soldiers, which has achieved international sales of over four million copies.

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Average rating: 4.08 · 7,128 ratings · 392 reviews · 76 distinct works • Similar authors
Dangerous Davies, the Last ...
3.98 avg rating — 578 ratings — published 1976 — 28 editions
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The Virgin Soldiers
3.85 avg rating — 565 ratings — published 1966 — 34 editions
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The Complete Dangerous Davi...
4.41 avg rating — 462 ratings — published 1995 — 4 editions
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The Adventures of Goodnight...
4.36 avg rating — 371 ratings — published 1987 — 15 editions
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Tropic Of Ruislip
3.76 avg rating — 394 ratings — published 1974 — 9 editions
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Kensington Heights
4.07 avg rating — 311 ratings — published 1996 — 8 editions
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The Magic Army
4.21 avg rating — 279 ratings — published 1982 — 19 editions
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Dangerous Davies and The Lo...
4.31 avg rating — 266 ratings — published 1998 — 9 editions
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The Loves And Journeys Of R...
4.17 avg rating — 270 ratings — published 1992 — 8 editions
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Arrivals & Departures
4.28 avg rating — 261 ratings — published 1993 — 11 editions
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Series by Leslie Thomas

Dangerous Davies, the Last ... Dangerous in Love Dangerous By Moonlight Dangerous Davies and The Lo...
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