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Sir Henry Merrivale, the Glossary

Sir Henry Merrivale is a fictional amateur detective created by "Carter Dickson", a pen name of John Dickson Carr (1906–1977).^[1]

20 relations: And So to Murder, Baronet, Barrister, BBC Home Service, David Horne (actor), Detective, Detective (TV series), Felix Felton, He Wouldn't Kill Patience, John Dickson Carr, Locked-room mystery, Martin Wyldeck, Pen name, Pun, Roland Winters, Sleuth (play), The Cavalier's Cup, The Judas Window, The Plague Court Murders, Winston Churchill.
John Dickson Carr characters
Literary characters introduced in 1934

And So to Murder

And So to Murder is a mystery novel by the American writer John Dickson Carr, who published it under the name of Carter Dickson.

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Baronet

A baronet (or; abbreviated Bart or Bt) or the female equivalent, a baronetess (or; abbreviation Btss), is the holder of a baronetcy, a hereditary title awarded by the British Crown.

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Barrister

A barrister is a type of lawyer in common law jurisdictions.

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BBC Home Service

The BBC Home Service was a national and regional radio station that broadcast from 1939 until 1967, when it was replaced by BBC Radio 4.

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David Horne (actor)

David Edgar Alderson Horne (14 July 1898 in Balcombe, Sussex – 15 March 1970 in Marylebone, London) was an English film and stage actor.

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Detective

A detective is an investigator, usually a member of a law enforcement agency.

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Detective (TV series)

Detective is a British mystery anthology television series adapted from stories by numerous prominent crime fiction writers, with each episode focusing on a particular detective character.

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Felix Felton

Robert Forbes Felton (12 August 1911 – 21 October 1972), known professionally as Felix Felton, was a British film, television, stage and voice actor as well as a radio director, composer and author.

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He Wouldn't Kill Patience

He Wouldn't Kill Patience is a mystery novel by the American writer John Dickson Carr, who published it under the name of Carter Dickson.

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John Dickson Carr

John Dickson Carr (November 30, 1906 – February 27, 1977) was an American author of detective stories, who also published using the pseudonyms Carter Dickson, Carr Dickson, and Roger Fairbairn.

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Locked-room mystery

The "locked-room" or "impossible crime" mystery is a type of crime seen in crime and detective fiction.

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Martin Wyldeck

Martin Wyldeck (11 January 1914 – 29 April 1988) was an English actor who played a wide range of parts over many years on stage, screen and TV.

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Pen name

A pen name is a pseudonym (or, in some cases, a variant form of a real name) adopted by an author and printed on the title page or by-line of their works in place of their real name.

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A pun, also known as a paranomasia in the context of linguistics, is a form of word play that exploits multiple meanings of a term, or of similar-sounding words, for an intended humorous or rhetorical effect.

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Roland Winters

Roland Winters (born Roland Winternitz; November 22, 1904 – October 22, 1989)DeLong, Thomas A. (1996).

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Sleuth (play)

Sleuth is a 1970 play written by Anthony Shaffer.

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The Cavalier's Cup

The Cavalier's Cup is a mystery novel by the American writer John Dickson Carr (1906–1977), who published it under the name of Carter Dickson.

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The Judas Window

The Judas Window (also published as The Crossbow Murder) is a famous locked room mystery novel by the American writer John Dickson Carr, writing under the name of Carter Dickson, published in 1938 and featuring detective Sir Henry Merrivale.

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The Plague Court Murders

The Plague Court Murders is a mystery novel by the American writer John Dickson Carr, who wrote it under the name of Carter Dickson.

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Winston Churchill

Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (30 November 187424 January 1965) was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who was twice Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, from 1940 to 1945 during the Second World War, and 1951 to 1955.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Henry_Merrivale

Also known as Henry Merrivale.