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Anthony Armstrong (1897–1976)

Author of Ten Minute Alibi

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About the Author

Disambiguation Notice:

,Anthony Armstrong, author of the Jimmy Rezaire thrillers, was the pseudonym of Anthony Armstrong Willis, 1897-1976, an Anglo-Canadian who wrote a wide range of works including novels, plays, children's stories and humorous pieces for Punch. Although the author's legal name was George Anthony Armstrong Willis, he preferred not to use the forename George.

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Works by Anthony Armstrong

Ten Minute Alibi (1933) — Author — 18 copies
The Naughty Princess (1945) 9 copies
PRUNES PROGRESS (1943) 8 copies
Cottage into house, (1936) 5 copies
The Trail of Fear (1927) 4 copies
Village at war 3 copies
Nice types 3 copies
The Poison Trail (1932) 2 copies

Associated Works

Three Men in a Boat: To Say Nothing of the Dog! (1889) — Introduction, some editions — 7,838 copies, 293 reviews
The Mammoth Book of Comic Fantasy (1998) — Contributor, some editions — 513 copies, 1 review
The Mammoth Book of Seriously Comic Fantasy (1999) — Contributor — 341 copies, 2 reviews
The Mammoth Book of Awesome Comic Fantasy (2001) — Contributor — 189 copies, 1 review
The Mammoth Book of New Comic Fantasy (2005) — Contributor — 184 copies
The Big Book of Sherlock Holmes Stories (2015) — Contributor — 149 copies, 3 reviews
Camelot Chronicles (1992) — Contributor — 125 copies, 1 review
Richard Adams's Favorite Animal Stories (1981) — Contributor — 77 copies, 2 reviews
Fifty Best Mysteries (1991) — Contributor — 74 copies, 1 review
A Century of Humour (1935) — Contributor — 44 copies
Double Death: An Exercise in Detection (1939) — Contributor — 28 copies, 1 review
A Book of Princes (1964) — Contributor — 25 copies, 1 review
The Great Book of Humour (1935) — Contributor — 22 copies, 1 review
Ellery Queen’s Eleven Deadly Sins (1991) — Contributor — 6 copies
Great Unsolved Crimes (1975) — Contributor — 5 copies
The Golden Gift Book (1938) — Contributor — 4 copies
Best Stories of the Underworld (1941) — Contributor — 3 copies
Best Detective Stories of the Year - 1953 (1953) — Contributor — 3 copies

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Common Knowledge

Legal name
Willis, George Anthony Armstrong
Other names
Willis, Anthony Armstrong
A. A. (pseudonym)
Birthdate
1897-01-02
Date of death
1976-02-10
Gender
male
Nationality
UK
Canada
Birthplace
Esquimalt, British Columbia, Canada
Education
Uppingham School
Occupations
writer
dramatist
essayist
Disambiguation notice
,Anthony Armstrong, author of the Jimmy Rezaire thrillers, was the pseudonym of Anthony Armstrong Willis, 1897-1976, an Anglo-Canadian who wrote a wide range of works including novels, plays, children's stories and humorous pieces for Punch. Although the author's legal name was George Anthony Armstrong Willis, he preferred not to use the forename George.

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Works
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125
Popularity
#160,151
Rating
3.9
ISBNs
13
Languages
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