Leslie Hartley

LESLIE HARTLEY d1972. British novelist and short story writer. Although his first fiction was published in 1924, his career was slow to take off. His best-known novels are the Eustace and Hilda trilogy (1944–47) and The Go-Between (1953). The latter was made into a film in 1971 as was his 1957 novel The Hireling in 1973. He was known for writing about social codes, moral responsibility and family relationships. In total, Hartley published 17 novels / six volumes of short stories and a book of criticism. He died in London aged 76 on December 13th 1972