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Mark Hansom

This page updated on 12/2/22

"finally revealed Hansom's identity - an obscure English writer named Ronald Muirden (1898-1981)."

Just recently post on Wormwoodiana, the real identity of Mark Hansom which was discovered in a newspaper article in the Kensington News and West London Gazette, dated 22 January 1954. The artical states," He has written about "50" novels under the pseudonym of Mark Hansom whose The Wizard of Berner’s Abbey was described by a critic as the "creepiest story since Dracula”.

The Shadow on the House 1934
Shadow on the House
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Full Length Novel
The Ghost of Gaston Revere 1935
The Ghost of Gaston Revere
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Full Length Novel
The Wizard of Berner's Abbey 1935
The Wizard of Berner's Abbey
Synopsis
Full Length Novel
Master of Souls 1937
Master of Souls
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Full Length Novel
The Beasts of Brahm 1937
The Beasts of Brahm
Synopsis
Full Length Novel

This book I learned of several years ago but was under the assumption that it was only released in a papeback format. I just learned that a hardback edition was published by Wright Brown in 1938.

The Madman 1938
The Madman
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Full Length Novel
Sorcerer's Chessman 1939
Sorcerer's Chessman
Synopsis
Full Length Novel
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