David Bolt (novelist)

David Michael Langstone Bolt (Harrow, 30 November 1927 - 16 November 2012) was an English novelist and literary agent.[1] He was educated at Dulwich College, served with 10th Gurkha Rifles and as superintendent in the Malayan Police, 1948-50.

Works
  • The Albatross, 1954
  • A Cry Ascending 1955
  • Adam 1960[2]
  • The Man who Did 1963
  • Samson 1979[3]
  • Gurkhas, non fiction 1967
  • The Moon Princess, for children 1970
  • An Authors' Handbook, non-fiction
  • Of Heaven & Hope, religious 1965

References
  1. Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature, Volume 2
  2. Frank N. Magill - Survey of contemporary literature 1977 - Page 47 0893560510 "In the short novel Adam, David Bolt, simply, and without allegorization or indulging in theological speculation, has told the story of Adam and Eve, their life in the Garden, their temptation and Fall, and their expulsion from Paradise."
  3. Best Sellers - Volume 40 - Page 421 1980 We all know the biblical Samson of the mighty strength, long hair ... After reading Mr. Bolt's previous novels, among them Adam and The Man Who Did, I find Samson somewhat lacking in
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