J. A. Cuddon
J. A. Cuddon | |
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| Born | John Anthony Bowden Cuddon 2 June 1928 United Kingdom |
| Died | 12 March 1996 (aged 67) United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Author |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | British |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Genres | Fiction, non-fiction, dictionary |
John Anthony Bowden Cuddon (2 June 1928 – 12 March 1996), was an English author, dictionary writer, and school teacher. He is known best for his Dictionary of Literary Terms (published in several editions), described by the
Cuddon also edited two important anthologies of supernatural fiction – The Penguin Book of Ghost Stories and The Penguin Book of Horror Stories (both 1984).
In his distinguished teaching career at
.Bibliography
Novels
A Multitude of Sins (1961)
Testament of Iscariot (1962)
The Acts of Darkness (1963)
The Six Wounds (1964)
The Bride of Battersea (1967)
Non-fiction
The Owl's Watchsong (1960)
The Companion Guide to Yugoslavia (1974)
A Dictionary of Literary Terms (1977)
The Macmillan Dictionary of Sport and Games (1980)
The Penguin Book of Ghost Stories (1984) (editor)
The Penguin Book of Horror Stories (1984) (editor)
References
- ISBN 1848854226, (p. 240).
External links
- Obituary: The Independent, 16 March 1996.
- Obituary: The Times, 15 March 1996.
- Cuddon, J. A. (1998). C.E. Preston (ed.). A Dictionary of Literary Terms and Literary Theory (4th rev. ed.). Oxford: Blackwell Publ. ISBN 0-631-20271-4.
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