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Hammond Innes

January 01, 1970

Ralph Hammond Innes CBE (15 July 1913 – 10 June 1998) was a British novelist who wrote over 30 novels, as well as works for children and travel books.

Biography edit

Innes was born in Horsham, Sussex, and educated at Feltonfleet School, Cobham, Surrey, where he was head boy, and later at Cranbrook School in Kent. He left in 1931 to work as a journalist, initially with the Financial News. The Doppelganger, his first novel, was published in 1937. In WWII, he served in the Royal Artillery, eventually rising to the rank of Major. During the war, his first books were published, including Wreckers Must Breathe (1940), The Trojan Horse (1940) and Attack Alarm (1941), the last of which was based on his experiences as an anti-aircraft gunner during the Battle of Britain at RAF Kenley.[1] After being demobilized in 1946, he worked full-time as a writer, achieving multiple early successes. His novels are known for a fine attention to accurate detail in descriptions of places, such as in Air Bridge (1951), set partially at RAF Gatow, RAF Membury after its closure and RAF Wunstorf during the Berlin Airlift.

Innes produced books in a regular sequence, with six months of travel to settings all over the world and research followed by six months of writing. Many of his works featured events at sea and of metallurgy. His output decreased in the 1960s, but was still substantial. He became interested in ecological themes, as in High Stand, his "tree" novel. He continued writing until just before his death. His last novel was Delta Connection (1996).

Unusually for the thriller genre, Innes' protagonists were often not "heroes" in the typical sense, but ordinary men suddenly thrust into extreme situations by circumstance. Often, this involved being placed in a hostile environment (the Arctic, the open sea, deserts), or unwittingly becoming involved in a larger conflict or conspiracy. The protagonist generally is forced to rely on his own wits and making best use of limited resources, rather than the weapons and gadgetry commonly used by thriller writers.

Four of his early novels were adapted into films: Snowbound (1948) from The Lonely Skier (1947), Hell Below Zero (1954) from The White South (1949), Campbell's Kingdom (1957) from the book of the same name (1952), and The Wreck of the Mary Deare (1959) also from the book of the same name (1956).[2] His 1973 novel Golden Soak was adapted into a six-part television series in 1979. It was partly filmed in Nullagine, Western Australia. An audio adaptation of The Doomed Oasis was repeated on the UK digital radio station BBC Radio 7 (now called BBC Radio 4 Extra).

In 1937, he married actress Dorothy Mary Lang, who died in 1989.[3] Innes's great love and experience of the sea as a yachtsman, was reflected in many of his novels. Hammond and his wife both travelled in and raced their yachts Triune of Troy and Mary Deare. They lived together in Suffolk for many years, in the village of Kersey. After their deaths, they left the bulk of their estate and all of their Public Lending Rights to the Association of Sea Training Organisations, to enable young people to gain training and experience in sailing the element they both loved.[4]

In 1978, Hammond Innes was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for his services to literature.

Bibliography edit

Novels edit

Books for children (as Ralph Hammond) edit

  • Cocos Gold (1950)
  • Isle of Strangers (1951)
  • Saracen's Tower (1952)
  • Black Gold on the Double Diamond (1953)

Nonfiction edit

  • Harvest of Journeys. Knopf. 1960. ISBN 978-0-00-612180-0.
  • Scandinavia (1963)
  • Sea and Islands (1967)
  • The Conquistadors. Collins. 1969. ISBN 978-0-00-217531-9.
  • Hammond Innes Introduces Australia. Andre Deutsch. 1971.
  • East Anglia (1986)

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "ATTACK ALARM – Hammond Innes's portrait of Kenley's Hardest Day". Kenley Revival. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  2. ^ Humphries, P. (1994). The Films of Alfred Hitchcock. Random House Value Publishing. p. 142. ISBN 978-0-517-10292-3. Retrieved 20 June 2021. The Wreck of the Mary Deare was in fact made into a worthy film in 1959, with an Eric Ambler adaptation of the Innes novel and Gary Cooper giving a memorable performance ...
  3. ^ Obituary: Hammond Innes - Arts & Entertainment - The Independent
  4. ^ "Hammond Innes". UK Sail Training. Retrieved 24 September 2020.

External links edit

  • Petri Liukkonen. "Hammond Innes". Books and Writers.
  • Book covers from fantasticfiction

January 01, 1970
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Ralph Hammond Innes CBE 15 July 1913 10 June 1998 was a British novelist who wrote over 30 novels as well as works for children and travel books Contents 1 Biography 2 Bibliography 2 1 Novels 2 2 Books for children as Ralph Hammond 2 3 Nonfiction 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksBiography editInnes was born in Horsham Sussex and educated at Feltonfleet School Cobham Surrey where he was head boy and later at Cranbrook School in Kent He left in 1931 to work as a journalist initially with the Financial News The Doppelganger his first novel was published in 1937 In WWII he served in the Royal Artillery eventually rising to the rank of Major During the war his first books were published including Wreckers Must Breathe 1940 The Trojan Horse 1940 and Attack Alarm 1941 the last of which was based on his experiences as an anti aircraft gunner during the Battle of Britain at RAF Kenley 1 After being demobilized in 1946 he worked full time as a writer achieving multiple early successes His novels are known for a fine attention to accurate detail in descriptions of places such as in Air Bridge 1951 set partially at RAF Gatow RAF Membury after its closure and RAF Wunstorf during the Berlin Airlift Innes produced books in a regular sequence with six months of travel to settings all over the world and research followed by six months of writing Many of his works featured events at sea and of metallurgy His output decreased in the 1960s but was still substantial He became interested in ecological themes as in High Stand his tree novel He continued writing until just before his death His last novel was Delta Connection 1996 Unusually for the thriller genre Innes protagonists were often not heroes in the typical sense but ordinary men suddenly thrust into extreme situations by circumstance Often this involved being placed in a hostile environment the Arctic the open sea deserts or unwittingly becoming involved in a larger conflict or conspiracy The protagonist generally is forced to rely on his own wits and making best use of limited resources rather than the weapons and gadgetry commonly used by thriller writers Four of his early novels were adapted into films Snowbound 1948 from The Lonely Skier 1947 Hell Below Zero 1954 from The White South 1949 Campbell s Kingdom 1957 from the book of the same name 1952 and The Wreck of the Mary Deare 1959 also from the book of the same name 1956 2 His 1973 novel Golden Soak was adapted into a six part television series in 1979 It was partly filmed in Nullagine Western Australia An audio adaptation of The Doomed Oasis was repeated on the UK digital radio station BBC Radio 7 now called BBC Radio 4 Extra In 1937 he married actress Dorothy Mary Lang who died in 1989 3 Innes s great love and experience of the sea as a yachtsman was reflected in many of his novels Hammond and his wife both travelled in and raced their yachts Triune of Troy and Mary Deare They lived together in Suffolk for many years in the village of Kersey After their deaths they left the bulk of their estate and all of their Public Lending Rights to the Association of Sea Training Organisations to enable young people to gain training and experience in sailing the element they both loved 4 In 1978 Hammond Innes was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire CBE for his services to literature Bibliography editNovels edit The Doppelganger 1937 Air Disaster 1937 Sabotage Broadcast 1938 All Roads Lead to Friday 1939 The Trojan Horse 1940 Wreckers Must Breathe also published in the U S as Trapped 1940 Attack Alarm 1941 Dead and Alive 1946 Killer Mine 1947 The Lonely Skier also published in the U S as Fire in the Snow 1947 The Blue Ice 1948 Maddon s Rock also published in the U S as Gale Warning 1948 The White South also published in the U S as The Survivors 1949 The Angry Mountain 1950 Air Bridge 1951 Campbell s Kingdom 1952 The Strange Land also published in the U S as The Naked Land 1954 The Wreck of the Mary Deare 1956 The Land God Gave to Cain 1958 The Doomed Oasis 1960 Atlantic Fury 1962 The Strode Venturer 1965 Levkas Man 1971 adapted for television as Levkas Man Golden Soak 1973 adapted for television as Golden Soak North Star 1974 The Big Footprints 1977 The Last Voyage Captain Cook s Lost Diary fictionalised account of Captain Cook s third and last voyage 1978 Solomon s Seal 1980 The Black Tide 1982 High Stand 1985 Medusa 1988 Isvik 1991 Target Antarctica 1993 Delta Connection 1996 Books for children as Ralph Hammond edit Cocos Gold 1950 Isle of Strangers 1951 Saracen s Tower 1952 Black Gold on the Double Diamond 1953 Nonfiction edit Harvest of Journeys Knopf 1960 ISBN 978 0 00 612180 0 Scandinavia 1963 Sea and Islands 1967 The Conquistadors Collins 1969 ISBN 978 0 00 217531 9 Hammond Innes Introduces Australia Andre Deutsch 1971 East Anglia 1986 See also editNevil ShuteReferences edit ATTACK ALARM Hammond Innes s portrait of Kenley s Hardest Day Kenley Revival Retrieved 23 September 2020 Humphries P 1994 The Films of Alfred Hitchcock Random House Value Publishing p 142 ISBN 978 0 517 10292 3 Retrieved 20 June 2021 The Wreck of the Mary Deare was in fact made into a worthy film in 1959 with an Eric Ambler adaptation of the Innes novel and Gary Cooper giving a memorable performance Obituary Hammond Innes Arts amp Entertainment The Independent Hammond Innes UK Sail Training Retrieved 24 September 2020 External links editPetri Liukkonen Hammond Innes Books and Writers Book covers from fantasticfiction Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hammond Innes amp oldid 1215047180, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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