Marygery Allingham - D'Arcy House, Tolleshunt D'Arcy, Essex.
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N 51° 46.368 E 000° 47.736
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A blue plaque to the authoress Margery Allingham who lived here from 1935 until here death in 1966.
Waymark Code: WMD567
Location: Eastern England, United Kingdom
Date Posted: 11/20/2011
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Margery Allingham, born May 20th. 1904, died June 30th 1966, was a writer of detective stories, she invented the detective Albert Campion. Margery's home in Tolleshunt D'Arcy, D'Arcy House, now has a blue plaque commemorating her. The plaque was unveiled by Margery's sister, Joyce, on 20th May 1992, the day which would have been Margery's own 88th birthday.
This elegant Georgian house was previously owned by the local doctor, John Henry Salter (1841-1932), who was a friend of Margery's mother, Emily, and Margery had often visited the house as a child. Emily had hoped that Dr Salter would leave her the house in his will, but he did not. However, Margery and Pip, her husband, Philip Youngman Carter, were able to buy it when it was put up for sale a few years later.
Margery's most interesting work was 'The Oaken Heart', writen in 1941 and a lightly fictionalised account of the village's experiences during the Second World War. It was originally intended for American readers but it proved to be more of a sucess in England.
For further details and an account of her life in D'Arcy see: Margery Allingham
Other books written by Margery include:
Mystery Mile (1927)
The White Cottage Mystery (1928)
Mystery Mile (1930)
Look to the Lady (1931)
Police at the Funeral (1932)
Sweet Danger (1933)
Death of a Ghost (1934)
Flowers for the Judge (1936)
Dancers in Mourning (1937)
Flowers for the Judge (1937)
The Case of the Late Pig (1937)
Dancers in Mourning (1937)
The Fashion in Shrouds (1938)
Mr. Campion and Others (1939)
Black Plumes (1940)
Traitor's Purse (1941)
Who Killed Chloe?(1943)
Coroner's Pidgin (1945)
Deadly Duo (1949)
More Work for the Undertaker (1949)
The Tiger in the Smoke (1952)
The Beckoning Lady (1955)
Hide My Eyes (1958)
The China Governess (1962)
The Mind Readers (1965)
Cargo of Eagles (1968)
The Allingham Case-Book (1969)
No Love Lost (1969)
Mr. Campion's Farthing (1969)
Mr. Campion's Quarry (1971)
The Allingham Minibus: More Short Stories (1973).