Thomas Armstrong (3 September 1899 – 2 August, 1978) was a Leeds-born novelist. He is best known for a series of popular novels set in Yorkshire, including the best-selling The Crowthers of Bankdam.[1]
Thomas Armstrong | |
|---|---|
| Born | 3 September 1899 |
| Died | 2 August 1978 |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Spouse | Una Dulcie Bray |
| Parent(s) | Charles Plaxton Alice Lily Armstrong[1] |
His parents were from mill-owning families. After attending Queen Elizabeth School, Wakefield, he studied at the Royal Naval College, Keyham, followed by service in the Royal Navy during the First World War.[1] He married in 1930 and then began writing novels. He achieved success with the immediately popular The Crowthers of Bankdam that was soon made into a film (Master of Bankdam).[2] The couple lived in Yorkshire, initially in the West Riding and then in Swaledale for 30 years. Throughout his life, he avoided personal publicity.
Published works
edit- The Crowthers of Bankdam (1940) (Crowther Chronicles)
- Dover Harbour (1942)
- King Cotton (1947) (original handwritten manuscript[3] held at Salford University)
- Adam Brunskill (1952)
- Pilling Always Pays (1954) (Crowther Chronicles)
- A Ring Has No End (1958)
- Sue Crowther's Marriage (1961) (Crowther Chronicles)
- The Face of the Madonna (1964)
- Our London Office (1966) (Crowther Chronicles).
References
edit- ^ a b c Who Was Who (online ed.). Oxford University Press. 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
- ^ "Thomas Armstrong (novelist)". Goodreads. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
- ^ Armstrong, Thomas. "King Cotton". Salford University Archives and Special Collections. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
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