Colwyn Edward Vulliamy (1886-1971) was a Welsh biographer and historian. He was educated privately and studied art under Stanhope Forbes. He entered the Army in WW1 and served in France, Macedonia and Turkey. After the war he wrote mainly biographies and humour, but also produced several inverted mystery novels. He married Eileen Hynes in 1916 and had two children. She died in 1943. His best-known book is The Vicar's Experiments (1932), written under the pseudonym Anthony Rolls.
Bibliography
Don Among the Dead Men (1952)
Body in the Boudoir (1956)
Cakes for your Birthday (1959)
Justice for Judy (1960)
Tea at the Abbey (1961)
Floral Tribute (1963)
As Anthony Rolls
Lobelia Grove (1932)
The Vicar's Experiments (1932) aka Clerical Error
Family Matters (1933)
Scarweather (1934)
Comments (2)
Catherine Phelps said
at 6:18 pm on Mar 26, 2012
A minor correction to this bio: Vulliamy was Welsh as he was born in Radnorshire. His later novels, like Don Among the Dead Men, contained Welsh characters and settings. Vulliamy later wrote a non-crime fiction novel, Jones: A Gentleman of Wales, using the pseudonym, Twm Teg.
J F Norris said
at 1:31 am on Mar 29, 2012
Thanks, Catherine. I have corrected the biogrpahical information on this writer.
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