Barry Perowne

Barry Perowne, born in Downton in the New Forest area of Wiltshire, England, was a pseudonym of the British writer (William) Philip Atkey (25 June 1908 – 24 December 1985), best known for his crime fiction. He was educated at St John's College, Portsmouth.^[1] Another pseudonym he used was Pat Merriman and he also published books under his own name. By agreement with the E W Hornung Estate, he continued the A. J. Raffles series after its creator E. W. Hornung's death, as well as other stories with his own characters.^[2]

He married his uncle's daughter in 1933 and the marriage produced a daughter before it ended in divorce in 1948.

He joined the Army in 1940 and served three years in the infantry and three years in the Intelligence Corps.

References[]

^ Cradled In History: the History of St John's College by Michael Magan, 1974,
^ Frank Occhiogrosso (1991). "Perowne, Barry". In Lesley Henderson (ed.). Twentieth-century crime and mystery writers. St. James Press. pp. 841–2. ISBN 978-1-55862-031-5.

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[1] Cradled In History: the History of St John's College by Michael Magan, 1974,

[Henderson1991-2] Frank Occhiogrosso (1991). "Perowne, Barry". In Lesley Henderson (ed.). Twentieth-century crime and mystery writers. St. James Press. pp. 841–2. ISBN 978-1-55862-031-5.

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