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Nicolas Bentley

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Born: June 13 1907

Died: 1313 08 19781978

Nicolas Clerihew Bentley was a British author and illustrator famous for his humorous cartoon drawings in books and magazines in the 1930s and 1940s.

Bentley was educated at University College School where he left at the age of 17. He then enrolled at Heatherley's School of Fine Art, a prestigious private college, but left after a few months.

Bentley subsequently worked for Shell for three years, but disliked working in advertising. However, in 1930, he got a break when Hilaire Belloc invited him to illustrate his book 'New Cautionary Tales'. The good critical reception of this book and its illustrations allowed Bentley to go freelance.

During the 1930s Bentley illustrated many books, ranging from J.B. Morton to Damon Runyon. His most famous drawings were to illustrate T.S. Eliot's Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats, but he illustrated more than 70 books in the course of his career, and traditionally used the byline "Nicolas Bentley drew the pictures".

In October 1934, Bentley married Barbara Hastings, daughter of the Barrister Sir Patrick Hastings.

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Nicolas Bentley

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Books from Nicolas Bentley

How to be a Brit: The Classic Bestselling Guide

Только не дворецкий: Золотой век британского детектива

Beachcomber: The works of J.B. Morton

The Complete Clerihews of E. Clerihew Bentley

Edwardian Album

Golden Sovereigns and some of lesser value from Boadicea to Elizabeth II

Despatches From The Crimea

Russell's Despatches from the Crimea 1854-1856

Victorian Scene: 1837-1901

The Shell Book of Motoring Humour

Nicolas Bentley's Book of Birds An Avian Alphabet

The Dickens Index

The Best of Antrobus

The Wind on the Moon

The Best of Antrobus: Tales of Diplomatic Misadventure

The Treasury of Humorous Quotations

How to be an Alien

On Drink

Dream Street