Eric Lawson Malpass (November 14, 1910 - October 16, 1996) was an English novelist noted for his humorous and witty descriptions of rural family life, in particular that of his creation, the extended Pentecost family. However, Malpass also wrote historical fiction, ranging in scope from the late Middle Ages to Edwardian England. November 14 is the 318th day of the year (319th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 47 days remaining. ... 1910 in topic: Arts Architecture- Art- Film- Literature- Music- Television Science and technology Aviation- Rail transport- Science Other topics Australia- Canada- Ireland- South Africa- Sport Births- Deaths Lists of leaders: State leaders - Religious leaders 1910 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... October 16 is the 289th day of the year (290th in Leap years). ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... This article is about the domestic group. ... A historical novel is a novel in which the story is set among historical events, or more generally, where the time the action takes place in predates the time of the first publication -- distinguish and contrast the genre of alternate history. ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times, beginning with the Renaissance. ...

Born in Derby, Malpass, while writing in his spare time, worked in a bank before becoming, in 1947, an employee at the BBC. After his initial successes, especially with Morning's at Seven, he turned to writing full-time. Married with children, he lived in Long Eaton, Derbyshire until his death. Derby (pronounced dar-bee ) is a city in the East Midlands of England. ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) is the national publicly funded broadcaster of the United Kingdom. ... Long Eaton is a town in Derbyshire, England, effectively a suburb of Nottingham. ... Derbyshire (pronounced Dar-bee-shur) is a county in the East Midlands of England, which boasts some of Englands most attractive scenery. ...

Interestingly, Malpass acquired his most devoted readership on the Continent, particularly in Germany, where most of his books were translated.

Novels

• Beefy Jones (London: Longmans, Green & Co., 1957)
• Morning's at Seven (introducing the Pentecost Family) (London: Heinemann, 1965)
• At the Height of the Moon (Tales from the Pentecost Family) (London: Heinemann, 1967)
• Fortinbras Has Escaped (Tales from the Pentecost Family) (London: Pan Books, 1970)
• Oh My Darling Daughter (London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1970)
• Sweet Will (Part I of The Shakespeare Trilogy) (London: Macmillan, 1973)
• The Cleopatra Boy (Part II of The Shakespeare Trilogy) (London: Macmillan, 1974)
• A House of Women (Part III of The Shakespeare Trilogy) (London: Macmillan, 1975)
• The Long Long Dances (London: Corgi, 1978)
• Summer Awakening (London: Corgi, 1978)
• The Wind Brings Up the Rain (London: Heinemann, 1978)
• The Lamplight and the Stars (London: Hamlyn, 1985)
• Of Human Frailty (a biographical novel of Thomas Cranmer) (London: Robert Hale, 1986)
• Pig-in-the-Middle
• The Raising of Lazarus Pike

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Filmed versions

Malpass's books have never been filmed in his native England. Rather, it was mainly in Germany again where his success story continued on the big screen.

• Morgens um sieben ist die Welt noch in Ordnung (In the Morning at Seven the World Is Still in Order) (West Germany, 1968) — directed by Kurt Hoffmann, starring Archibald Eser (as seven year old Gaylord Pentecost), Gerlinde Locker, Werner Hinz, Agnes Windeck and Diana Körner; music by James Last; based on Morning's at Seven
• Wenn süß das Mondlicht auf den Hügeln schläft (When Sweet Moonlight Is Sleeping in the Hills) (West Germany, 1969) — a sequel to the 1968 movie; directed by Wolfgang Liebeneiner, with more or less the same cast; based on At the Height of the Moon
• Als Mutter streikte (When Mother Went On Strike) (West Germany, 1974) — directed by Eberhard Schröder, starring Johanna Matz, Gila von Weitershausen, Gaby Dohm and Elisabeth Flickenschildt; based on Oh My Darling Daughter
• Mon ami Gaylord (France, 1979) — a six-part mini-series directed by Pierre Goutas, also based on Morning's at Seven.