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Bertram John Boland (12 February 1913 – 9 November 1976) was a British novelist and science fiction author. Boland was born in Birmingham, but later lived in East Sussex, on the edge of Ashdown Forest with his wife, Philippa.[1] His most well known book was The League of Gentlemen (1958) which was released as a film. However, characters' names and the ending were changed.[2] He wrote two sequels:
They continued with the characterisations developed in the film. His first novel "White August" (1955) was a science fiction weather control disaster story. His second, "No Refuge" (1956) begins as a bank robbery crime story but them changes into science fiction, depicting a futuristic lost world.[3] In this world children get much of their education from computers and adults walk around with a small device on their chest, listening to music through earpieces.[4] As well as novels, he published short stories in science fiction magazines, including Galaxy Science Fiction and New Worlds.[3] Boland was closely involved with Swanwick writers' summer school becoming its chairman in 1958 [5] Bibliography[1]Fiction
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Notes1. ^1 Biography and bibliography taken from the dust jacket of The Gentlemen at Large. Published by Forest House Books. 2. ^The book ends with the main character shooting himself. In the film, he gives himself up to the police. 3. ^1 SF Encyclopedia John Boland 4. ^John Boland (1956) "No Refuge" (Michael Joseph, London) pages 107 and 66 respectively 5. ^{{cite book|last=Martin|first=Nancy|title=Venture of Faith - A History of Swanwick|date=1983|publisher=H.E. Walter Ltd|location=Worthing|isbn=0 85479 066 7}} References
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