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E. C. Bentley (July 10, 1875 – March 30, 1956), was a popular English novelist and humorist of the early twentieth century, and the inventor of the clerihew, an irregular form of humorous verse on biographical topics.

Born in London, Bentley worked as a journalist on several newspapers, including the Daily Telegraph. His first published collection of poetry, titled Biography for Beginners (1905), popularized the clerihew form; it was followed by two other collections, in 1929 and 1939. His detective novel, Trent's Last Case (1913), was much praised, numbering Dorothy L. Sayers among its admirers, and with its labyrinthine and mystifying plotting can be seen as the first truly modern mystery. The success of the work inspired him, after only 23 years, to write a sequel, Trent's Own Case (1936). Several of his books have recently been reprinted by House of Stratus [1].

Bentley died at the age of 80 in 1956. His son Nicolas Bentley was a famous illustrator.

External links

• Works by Edmund Clerihew Bentley at Project Gutenberg
• Illustrated Bibliography of 1st Editions
• A web page about Bentley, with some clerihews and some biographical information on Bentley himself

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