Michael Arlen

24 featured booksMichael Arlen

An Armenian, born Dikran Kouyoumdjian in Bulgaria, Arlen became a popular writer in England in the '20s (<a href=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Arlen>Wikipedia</a>, <a href=http://homepages.pavilion.co.uk/users/tartarus/arlen.htm>Tartarus</a>). After coming to England to complete his education, Kouyoumdjian adopted the name Michael Arien following his decision to become a British citizen and pursue a literary career. Although Arlen published his first book at the early age of eighteen, it was not until eleven years later that he achieved real success with *The Green Hat* (1924). A fashionable series of best-selling society novels and short stories followed, perfectly capturing the hedonistic spirit of the times. Arlen eventually married into the English upper-class society he so often satirised and moved first to France and later to Hollywood to develop his career. Among his fictional works, Arlen wrote a number of supernatural pieces which demonstrate a variety of literary infuences ranging from Saki and Oscar Wilde to Arthur Machen. [Source: *Shadows in the Attic: A Guide to British Supernatural Fiction 1820-1950*, Neil Wilson (2000).] Michael J Arlen, who also appears in Open Library (<a href=http://openlibrary.org/authors/OL381795A>here</a>) is probably the son mentioned in the Wikipedia link.

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Hell! Said the Duchess
Representative edition published 2013
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Lily Christine a Romance
Representative edition published 2004
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These charming people
Representative edition published 2004
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The Great Book of Thrillers
Representative edition published 2002
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The green hat
Representative edition published 1991
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Ghost stories
Representative edition published 1976
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Lily Christine
Representative edition published 1928
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The acting version of The green hat
Representative edition published 1925
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The romantic lady
Representative edition published 1921
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The London venture
Representative edition published 1920
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May Fair
Representative edition published 1827
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The Green Hat
Representative edition published 2023
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The Green Hat
Representative edition published 2020
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The Green Hat (Bookmasters 1983)
Representative edition published 1983
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Men dislike women
Representative edition published 1969
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Flying Dutchman
Representative edition published 1945
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Flying Dutchman
Representative edition published 1939
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The crooked coronet and other misrepresentations of the real facts of life
Representative edition published 1937
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Hell! said the Duchess
Representative edition published 1934
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Good losers
Representative edition published 1933
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A young man comes to London
Representative edition published 1932
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Men dislike women
Representative edition published 1931
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Lily Christine
Representative edition published 1930
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Babes in the wood
Representative edition published 1929
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