Hampton Charles (1931–2014)
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Peter Martin was born in London, England on January 5, 1931. Before becoming a cultural diplomat, he read philosophy at Birkbeck College and served in the Royal Air Force. He worked for the Royal Festival Hall and then with the British Council. While working in Kyoto, Japan, he and his second wife, vis mere Joan Drumwright, wrote Japanese Cooking. He also wrote The Chrysanthemum Throne: A History of the Emperors of Japan. Under the pseudonym James Melville, he wrote the Superintendent Otani Mystery series, The Imperial Way, and A Tarnished Phoenix. Under the pseudonym Hampton Charles, he wrote three novels about Miss Seeton. He died in 2014 at the age of 83. (Bowker Author Biography) vis mindre
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(eng) Hampton Charles was a pseudonym used by British author Roy Peter Martin 1931-2014, a British diplomat who spent most of his life in Japan. He also wrote a series of mysteries set in Japan under the pen name James Melville. These author names should not be combined due to the existence of other authors called James Melville.
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- Martin, Roy Peter
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- Melville, James (pen name)
Martin, Peter (pen name) - Fødselsdato
- 1931-01-05
- Dødsdag
- 2014-03-23
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- England
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- Japan
- Uddannelse
- Birkbeck College
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- Royal Air Force
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- Hampton Charles was a pseudonym used by British author Roy Peter Martin 1931-2014, a British diplomat who spent most of his life in Japan. He also wrote a series of mysteries set in Japan under the pen name James Melville. These author names should not be combined due to the existence of other authors called James Melville.
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Miss Seeton, by Appointment (Heron Carvic's Miss… af Hampton Charles
Miss Seeton meets the queen in this one. It opens with her receiving an invitation to one of the Queen's garden parties. At the same time, her good friends the Colvedens are hosting a high fashion photo shoot.
I really love Miss Seeton, so when I found this one I snatched it up, since it is hard to find. But what a disappointment. It really seemed like the author just took all the previous characters and sort of pushed them into situations to see what happened. Miss Seeton and Lady Colveden are still recognizable, but Sir George is a buffoon, nothing like he is in previous books.
The plot isn't very strong. The descriptions of Miss Seeton's drawings, which are, after all, key to the whole book, are not very detailed and don't really even resemble her previous drawings.
Then there's the shipboard romance between Delpnick and Mel Forby. Where did that come from? It doesn't belong at all. There's never been a hint of that in previous books.
In my opinion, Heron Carvic was really the best writer of this series. As the creator, he really knew the characters best. Hamilton Crane (Sarah J. Mason) does an excellent job of making the stories timely without losing the flavor of the period in which they are set. Her characterization is right on, too. But Hampton Charles, whoever he is, never really seemed to understand the series. Just a disappointment. Diehard Seeton fans will still want a copy of this one, but everyone else might as well forget it.… (mere)
The plot isn't very strong. The descriptions of Miss Seeton's drawings, which are, after all, key to the whole book, are not very detailed and don't really even resemble her previous drawings.
Then there's the shipboard romance between Delpnick and Mel Forby. Where did that come from? It doesn't belong at all. There's never been a hint of that in previous books.
In my opinion, Heron Carvic was really the best writer of this series. As the creator, he really knew the characters best. Hamilton Crane (Sarah J. Mason) does an excellent job of making the stories timely without losing the flavor of the period in which they are set. Her characterization is right on, too. But Hampton Charles, whoever he is, never really seemed to understand the series. Just a disappointment. Diehard Seeton fans will still want a copy of this one, but everyone else might as well forget it.… (mere)
Miss Seeton to the rescue of a teenage tennis sensation. This is the raciest of all the series. Some of its a little funny, but it doesn't quite fit the rest of the books. When 'Hampton Charles' aka James Melville took over the series, he missed a bit in the characterization of the books. Miss Seeton is fine, but the Nuts are slightly off kilter (no, really!) and the slap-and-tickle is out of place as well. Still, Miss Seeton is in good form, which is the most important thing.
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