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Alfred McLelland Burrage (1889 – 1956) was a British writer. He was noted in his time as an author of fiction for boys which he published under the pseudonym Frank Lelland, including a popular series called "Tufty".〔E. F. Bleiler, "A. M. Burrage" in ''The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural'' (1986), edited by Jack Sullivan.〕 After his death, however, Burrage became best known for his ghost stories.〔 ==Life== Burrage was born in Hillingdon, London, in 1889. His father, Alfred Sherrington Burrage, and his uncle, Edwin Harcourt Burrage, were both prolific writers of magazine stories for boys. After his father died in 1906, A. M. Burrage began writing fiction, partly to support his family.〔Jack Adrian, "Introduction" to A. M Burrage, ''Someone in the Room: Strange Tales Old and New''.Ash-Tree Press, (1997) ISBN 1-899562-38-9〕 He served in the Artists Rifles in the First World War.〔 Gollancz later published a memoir of Burrage's war experiences, ''War Is War'', as "Ex-Private X". ''War is War'' received several good reviews, although it did not sell as well as Gollancz had hoped it would.〔 His humorous novel, ''Poor Dear Esme'' (1925), described by Jack Adrian as a "comic classic", was often reprinted.〔 Burrage wrote historical and romance fiction as well as supernatural stories.〔 Burrage was a Roman Catholic.〔 Burrage is now remembered mainly for his horror fiction, which was originally collected in the books ''Some Ghost Stories'' (1927) and ''Someone in the Room'' (1931, as by "Ex-Private X") and has been reprinted by Ash-Tree Press.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「A. M. Burrage」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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