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Alan Melville


Born
in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England, The United Kingdom
April 09, 1910

Died
December 24, 1983

Genre
Crime, Humor and Comedy


Alan Melville was an English broadcaster, writer, actor, raconteur, producer, playwright and wit.

There are multiple authors with this name.

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Average rating: 3.57 · 1,877 ratings · 418 reviews · 26 distinct works • Similar authors
Weekend at Thrackley
3.67 avg rating — 842 ratings — published 1934 — 10 editions
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Quick Curtain
3.39 avg rating — 601 ratings — published 1934 — 15 editions
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Death of Anton
3.73 avg rating — 325 ratings — published 1936 — 12 editions
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Dear Charles
liked it 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1953 — 6 editions
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Merely Melville: An autobio...
2.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1970 — 3 editions
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Gnomes and Gardens
liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1983 — 3 editions
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Warning to Critics
liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1936
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A La Carte
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The Vicar in Hell
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Castle in the Air
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“I'm taking a revolver to Thrackley. You never know with blokes like Carson. A bit potty, but otherwise quite harmless. and I hate these harmless, potty people. They're always up to something.”
― Alan Melville, Weekend at Thrackley
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“She stretched her fat arms heavenward and disappeared for quite a while in the folds of her black evening gown; when she emerged again she was rather redder in the face and just slightly out of breath. These modern dresses were the very devil to get in and out of if one didn't have a modern figure to match.”
― Alan Melville, Weekend at Thrackley
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“If to-night turns out to be absolutely mouldy, have you any objection to receiving a sudden call from a sick aunt in town?"

"If you only knew the number of aunts I left on their death-beds."

"And spending the weekend with me at my flat , and having a nice little dinner at the club, and paying a return visit to Raoul at the Alhambra, and--"

"There are times," said Jim, "when I'm convinced that you were given some sort of brain after all.”
― Alan Melville, Weekend at Thrackley
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