L.P. Hartley

Known for Writing

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Born December 29, 1895
Died December 13, 1972
Place of Birth Whittlesey, United Kingdom

Born Leslie Poles Hartley, but more known just as L. P. Hartley. British writer and short story writer. His best-known novels are the Eustace and Hilda trilogy (1947), The Go-Between (1953) and The Hireling (1957). The first was made into a TV movie in 1977, and the other two were made into cinema films in 1971 and 1973.