Knight: Yorkshireman, Storyteller, Spy

Vivid, detailed and fully of lively writing; Knight is a fascinating portrait of a remarkable man. Henry Hemming, author of 'M' Maxwell Knight, MI5's Greatest Spymaster The epic tale of a major inter-war novelist whose work was lauded by the literary establishment of the 1930s - but overshadowed by his biggest hit. As a 10-year-old working in a Leeds knacker's yard, Eric Knight had a dream. Emigrating to the USA, he reinvented himself as artist, newspaper reporter, film critic and best-selling novelist. His books were praised by Ernest Hemingway and H L Mencken, and turned into Hollywood movies. An infantryman in the First World War, he served again in the Second - in espionage, propaganda and intelligence. Amond his confidants were O.S.S chief 'Wild Bill' Donovan, UK ambassador Lord Halifax and President Roosevelt. In 1943, on a secret mission to meet Churchill and FDR in North Africa, his plane was blown up, killing all on board. And what is this extraordinary man remembered for? A little pot-boiler he sold for $10,000: 'Lassie, Come-Home.'

• | Author: Greg Christie
• | Publisher: Ouen Press
• | Publication Date: May 14, 2018
• | Number of Pages: 222 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0995629986
• | ISBN-13: 9780995629981