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Manning Coles is the pseudonym of two British writers, Adelaide Frances Oke Manning (1891–1959) and Cyril Henry Coles (1899–1965), who wrote many spy thrillers from the early 40s through the early 60s. The fictional protagonist in 26 of their books was Thomas Elphinstone Hambledon, who works for the Foreign Office.

Manning and Coles were neighbors in East Meon, Hampshire. Coles worked for British Intelligence in both the World Wars. Manning worked for the War Office during World War I. Their first books were fairly realistic and with a touch of grimness; their postwar books perhaps suffered from an excess of lightheartedness and whimsy. They also wrote a number of humorous novels about modern-day ghosts, ...more

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	Drink to Yesterday (Tommy Hambledon, #1) by Manning Coles, Tom Schantz (Introduction), Enid Schantz (Introduction) 4.17 avg rating — 193 ratings — published 1940 — 34 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 Toast To Tomorrow (Tommy Hambledon, #2) 4.41 avg rating — 168 ratings — published 1940 — 44 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
	Without Lawful Authority (Tommy Hambledon, #4) 4.30 avg rating — 119 ratings — published 1943 — 12 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 Fifth Man (Tommy Hambledon, #6) 4.02 avg rating — 108 ratings — published 1946 — 17 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
	They Tell No Tales (Tommy Hambledon, #3) 4.19 avg rating — 96 ratings — published 1941 — 16 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
	Green Hazard (Tommy Hambledon, #5) 4.21 avg rating — 89 ratings — published 1945 — 14 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
	Brief Candles 4.19 avg rating — 84 ratings — published 1954 — 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
	The Far Traveller: A Ghostly Comedy 4.19 avg rating — 73 ratings — published 1956 — 8 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
	Night Train to Paris (Tommy Hambledon, #15) 3.96 avg rating — 76 ratings — published 1952 — 9 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
	Alias Uncle Hugo (Tommy Hambledon, #14) 4.10 avg rating — 69 ratings — published 1952 — 16 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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“What slaves we are to our wretched carcasses, are we not?”
― Manning Coles, Death of an Ambassador

tags: carcasses, humor, mortality

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