Caroline Crampton
The Evolution of Margery Allingham Transcript
Caroline: The lifespan of a sleuth from the golden age of detective fiction is difficult to estimate. These tend to be creatures of extremes. Either they exist for a concentrated period of time before the writer moves on to other characters or literary endeavours, as Dorothy L. Sayers did with
The Evolution of Margery Allingham
The parallel lives of a writer and her detective. Thanks to my guest, Julia Jones. Her biography of Margery Allingham is available now through all good bookshops. Mentioned in the episode: — Margery Allingham: A Biography by Julia Jones — The Crime at Black Dudley by Margery Allingham — Blackkerchief Dick by Margery