 The cover of the Pan 1988 paperback edition of Bolt Dick Francis CBE (born October 31, 1920) is a British author and retired jockey. Image File history File linksMetadata Dick_Francis_-_Bolt_-_Pan_1988_paperback_book_cover. ...
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October 31 is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 61 days remaining. ...
Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ...
An author is the person who creates a written work, such as a book, story, article or the like. ...
Toulouse-Lautrec - The Jockey (1899) This article is about the sports occupation. ...
He was born Richard Stanley Francis in Lawrenny, south Wales, the son of a jockey. He himself won over 350 races, becoming champion jockey in the 1953-54 season. Motto: (Welsh for Wales forever) Anthem: Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau Capital Cardiff Largest city Cardiff Official language(s) Welsh, English Government Constitutional monarchy - Queen Queen Elizabeth II - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP - First Minister Rhodri Morgan AM Unification - by Gruffudd ap Llywelyn 1056 Area - Total 20,779...
Toulouse-Lautrec - The Jockey (1899) This article is about the sports occupation. ...
The Champion Jockey of National Hunt racing in Great Britain is the jockey who has ridden the most winning horses during a season. ...
During World War II, he served in the Royal Air Force piloting fighter and bomber aircraft including the Spitfire. He left the RAF in 1946 to become a celebrity in the world of British National Hunt racing. Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Nazi Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Harry Truman Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead...
The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air force branch of the British Armed Forces. ...
The Supermarine Spitfire was an iconic British single-seat fighter used by the RAF and many Allied countries in the Second World War. ...
National Hunt racing is the name given to the sport of horse racing in the United Kingdom and Ireland where the horses are required to jump over obstacles called hurdles or fences (except in the case of a bumper). The core of the National Hunt season is over the winter...
From 1953 to 1957 he was jockey to Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. He was forced to retire from racing as the result of a serious fall in 1957. His most famous moment as a jockey came while riding the Queen Mother's horse, Devon Loch, in the 1956 Grand National: the horse inexplicably fell when close to winning the race. 1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday. ...
1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Lady Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (Elizabeth Angela Marguerite; 4 August 1900 – 30 March 2002) was the Queen Consort of King George VI from 1936 until his death in 1952. ...
1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Devon Loch was a famous racehorse. ...
1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Grand National is the most valuable National Hunt handicap horse race in the United Kingdom. ...
His first book was his autobiography, The Sport of Queens (1957), which led to him becoming the racing correspondent for the London Sunday Express, a position he held for 16 years. In 1962, he published his first thriller, Dead Cert, which was set in the world of racing. Subsequently, he regularly produced a novel a year for the next 38 years, missing only 1998 (during which year he published a short-story collection). Although all his books were set against a background of horseracing, his heroes held a variety of jobs, from artist (To the Hilt) to private investigator (Odds Against). Cover of An autobiography, from the Greek auton, self, bios, life and graphein, write, is a biography written by the subject or composed conjointly with a collaborative writer (styled as told to or with). The term dates from the late eighteenth century, but the form is much older. ...
1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ...
Francis is the only three-time recipient of the Mystery Writers of America's Edgar Award for Best Novel, winning for Forfeit in 1970, Whip Hand in 1981, and Come to Grief in 1996. Also in 1996, he was given the Grand Master Award, the highest honor bestowed by the MWA. The Mystery Writers of America are an organization for mystery writers. ...
The Edgar Allan Poe Awards (popularly called the Edgars), named after Edgar Allan Poe, are presented every year by the Mystery Writers of America. ...
The Mystery Writers of America are an organization for mystery writers. ...
He was made an Officer of the most Excellent Order of the British Empire in 1984. Commanders Badge of the Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are...
This article is about the year 1984. ...
The 1999 unauthorised biography, Dick Francis: A Racing Life, suggested that his books had in fact been written by Mary, Dick Francis' wife. [1] Whether this is true or not, by all accounts Mary did much of the research and editing of Francis' later novels and stories, and often worked collaboratively with her husband on each book's actual composition. Dick Francis himself wrote no new works after Mary's death in the year 2000, until Under Orders (a racing term for when the horses are at the start and subject to the starter's orders) was released in September 26, 2006.[2] This article is about the year 2000. ...
Under Orders is the announced title for the new novel by Dick Francis, to be published in September 2006. ...
Dick Francis' manager (and research assistant on the new book) is his son Felix Francis. Felix left his well-paid post as a teacher at a UK private school (Bloxham School in Oxfordshire) in order to work for his father. Felix was the inspiration behind a leading character in the novel Twice Shy. Dick's other son, Merrick, used to be a racehorse trainer, and later ran his own horse transport business; thus inspiring the novel Driving Force.
Books
- The Sport of Queens (1957)
- Dead Cert (1962)
- Nerve (1964)
- For Kicks (1965)
- Odds Against (1965)
- Flying Finish (1966)
- Blood Sport (1967)
- Forfeit (1968) ISBN 0-425-20191-0
- Enquiry (1969)
- Rat Race (1970)
- Bonecrack (1971)
- Smokescreen (1972)
- Slayride (1973)
- Knockdown (1974)
- High Stakes (1975)
- In the Frame (1976)
- Risk (1977)
- Trial Run (1978)
- Whip Hand (1979)
- Reflex (1980)
- Twice Shy (1981)
- Banker (1982)
- The Danger (1983)
- Proof (1984)
- Break In (1985)
- Bolt (1986)
- Hot Money (1987)
- The Edge (1988)
- Straight (1989)
- Longshot (1990)
- Comeback (1991)
- Driving Force (1992)
- Decider (1993)
- Wild Horses (1994)
- Come to Grief (1995)
- To the Hilt (1996)
- 10 LB. Penalty (1997)
- Field of Thirteen (1998) - short stories
- 1. Raid at Kingdom Hill (The rape of Kingdom Hill/The race at Kingdom Hill)
- 2. Dead on red
- 3. Song for Mona
- 4. Bright white star
- 5. Collision course
- 6. Nightmare (Nightmares) Nattmara
- 7. Carrot for a chestnut
- 8. The gift (A day of wine and roses/The big story)
- 9. Spring fever
- 10. Blind chance (Twenty-one good men and true)
- 11. Corkscrew
- 12. The day of the losers
- 13. Haig's death
- Second Wind (1999)
- Shattered (2000) ISBN 0-399-14660-1
- Under Orders (2006)
Under Orders is the announced title for the new novel by Dick Francis, to be published in September 2006. ...
See also John Francome is a former National Hunt racing champion jockey. ...
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