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ⓘ About Manning Coles
Manning Coles is an English author. It is the pen name used by British writers Cyril Coles and Adelaide Manning. Cyril was born in 1899 and passed away in 1965. Adelaide was born on 1891 and passed away in 1959. The two of them ended up meeting in Hampshire, where they were neighbors. They both lived in the town of East Meon. Coles had worked in both world wars for the British intelligence service. His neighbor served in the first World War working for the War Office. Manning Coles is the creator of the Tommy Hambledon series. The series kicked off in 1940 when the debut novel came out. It is titled Drink to Yesterday and is the first story to feature the main character of Tom Hambledon. He is employed in the Foreign Office.
All Book Series by Manning Coles
All that Glitters / Not For Export / The Mystery of the Stolen Plans
Book 17 of 25 · published 1954
The House at Pluck's Gutter
Latest in the series · book 25 of 25 · published 1963
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Manning Coles?
Manning Coles is an English author. It is the pen name used by British writers Cyril Coles and Adelaide Manning. Cyril was born in 1899 and passed away in 1965.
Which Manning Coles series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Tommy Hambledon series, the earliest of Manning Coles's multi-book series: it opens with Drink to Yesterday (1940) and runs to 25 books across 1940–1963, ending with The House at Pluck's Gutter (1963). Manning Coles's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Manning Coles written?
Manning Coles has 29 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1940 and 1963. 28 of them belong to 2 named series — the largest being the Tommy Hambledon series with 25 books — and 1 is a standalone title, collection or anthology.
In what order should Manning Coles's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Manning Coles's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Tommy Hambledon (1940–1963, 25 books) and Charles and James Latimer (1954–1958, 3 books).
How are Manning Coles's books organised into series?
This guide splits Manning Coles's 29 books into 2 named series and 1 title that stands alone or appear only in collections: Tommy Hambledon (25 books, 1940–1963); Charles and James Latimer (3 books, 1954–1958).