Dornford Yates (Author of Blind Corner)

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Dornford Yates

Born

in Walmer, Kent, The United Kingdom

August 07, 1885

Died

March 05, 1960

Genre

Literature & Fiction

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Dornford Yates (real name Cecil William Mercer) was a popular British novelist.

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Average rating: 3.88 · 1,315 ratings · 154 reviews · 195 distinct works 鈥� Similar authors

	Blind Corner (Chandos #1) 3.82 avg rating — 159 ratings — published 1927 — 38 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Berry and Co. 3.82 avg rating — 120 ratings — published 1938 — 62 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Adele and Co.: A Novel 3.87 avg rating — 86 ratings — published 1957 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jonah and Co 3.87 avg rating — 85 ratings — published 1922 — 63 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Perishable Goods by Dornford Yates, Richard Usborne (Editor) 4.03 avg rating — 69 ratings — published 1929 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Brother of Daphne 3.59 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 1928 — 65 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	She Fell Among Thieves 3.91 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 1935 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	An Eye For A Tooth 4.02 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 1943 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The House That Berry Built 4.04 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 1945 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gale Warning 4.11 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 1939 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Berry (10 books)
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Chandos (8 books)
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3.90 avg rating — 489 ratings

Anthony Lyveden (2 books)
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“the progress of which mankind is so proud, may well be known to the gods by another name.”
― Dornford Yates, Gale Warning

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“Twice the clouds came down, to swathe Bel Air in their delicate folds of moisture for twenty-four hours. On the second occasion, the five of us walked in cloud halfway to the Col de Fer. By road, of course. The exercise acted like a cure. I never remember feeling fitter in all my life. And the music of the orchestra of waters we could not see was unforgettable.”
― Dornford Yates, The House that Berry Built

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“Jenny had spent her girlhood at Nature鈥檚 knee. Birds and beasts were the only friends she had, and meadows, mountains and forests were all the world she knew. Now Jenny鈥檚 understanding was very quick: and she had learned of Nature much of her lovely lore. With her, the most shy animals were at their ease; birds would come at her call; things that would grow for no gardener grew for her; and of the poor, dumb creatures she knew so well, she had acquired that instinct of which I have spoken before. And”
― Dornford Yates, Red In The Morning

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