Person
L.P. Hartley
Writing · 1895–1972 · Whittlesey, United Kingdom
Biography
Born Leslie Poles Hartley, but more known just as L. P. Hartley. British writer and short story writer. His best-known novels are the Eustace and Hilda trilogy (1947), The Go-Between (1953) and The Hireling (1957). The first was made into a TV movie in 1977, and the other two were made into cinema films in 1971 and 1973.
Known for

Mystery and Imagination
Story

Journey to the Unknown
Writer

Shades of Darkness
Writer

The Go-Between
Novel

Feet Foremost
Short Story

The Go-Between
Novel

The Hireling
Novel

Three Dangerous Ladies
Short Story
The Island
Writer
Filmography
- 2015The Go-BetweenNovel
- 1983Feet ForemostShort Story
- 1983Shades of DarknessWriter
- 1977Three Dangerous LadiesShort Story
- 1976The IslandWriter
- 1973The HirelingNovel
- 1971The Go-BetweenNovel
- 1968Journey to the UnknownWriter
- 1966Mystery and ImaginationStory
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