Hazel Adair (novelist) explained

Hazel Iris Wilson Addis
Pseudonym:Hazel Adair,
H. I. Addis,
A. J. Heritage
Birth Name:Hazel Iris Wilson
Birth Date:1900 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Norwich, Norfolk, England
Death Place:Stowmarket, Suffolk, England
Language:English language
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Spouse:Eric Elrington Addis (Peter Drax)
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Hazel Iris Addis, née Wilson (30 May 1900  - 1 October 1990), was a British writer of over 20 novels from 1935 to 1953, under the pseudonyms Hazel Adair[1] [2] and A. J. Heritage.[3] Under her real name, H. I. Addis, she also published works relating to Cub Scouts.

Biography

Hazel Iris Wilson was born on 30 May 1900 in Norwich, Norfolk, England, daughter of Annie Margaret and Cecil Wilson.[4] She married the writer Eric Elrington Addis (alias Peter Drax) in 1926.[4] [5] From 1926 to 1929, she lived in New Zealand, while her husband was based there with the Royal Navy.[6] On their return to England, they lived in Oxshott, Surrey.[1] [2] [6] Adair returned to New Zealand with her two children in 1940,[6] and remained there until after World War II ended.[7] Her husband was killed in after a bombing raid in Alexandria, Egypt in August 1941.[8]

Adair wrote over twenty novels, mostly under the pseudonym Hazel Adair. A review of her first book, published in 1935, said that she was "plucky .. set[ting] out to make a novel from a happy marriage!" The reviewer commented that the book was "brightly written and ends happily, yet it has its graver side ... [and] an amusing sub-plot." One reviewer of her second novel felt that the craftsmanship was better than in the first, but that the theme (of an unconventional woman shocking a respectable village) was over-used. Another reviewer said, "Miss Adair adds a new tang and a new honesty to the situation", but felt that there was some "antiquated machinery in the actual plot". A Times Literary Supplement reviewer wrote of The Heritage (1939) that it presented "a splendid tangle of events that all resolve themselves most satisfactorily", but commented that "One's credulity is perhaps a little strained at being asked to believe that devout Catholics should place such implicit faith in the theory of reincarnation, but otherwise the story is excellent of its kind."

She was also active in the Boy Scouts Association.[7] She was a member of the training staff at Gilwell Park, England, for several years before WWII, and was awarded the Boy Scouts Association Medal of Merit for the work she did in New Zealand during WWII.[7] During the 1950s and 1960s, she was Headquarters Assistant Commissioner for Wolf Cubs,[9] and at the 9th World Scout Jamboree, 1957, she was the women's Indaba chief.[10] In 1955, she received the Silver Wolf Award in recognition of services of "most exceptional character" over 26 years.[11] She wrote several works for Cub Scouts, including a book of play scripts.

She died on 1 October 1990 in Stowmarket.[12] She had two children, Valerie and Jeremy;[6] Jeremy founded the magazine Books Ireland in 1976.[13]

Bibliography

As Hazel Adair

As H. I. Addis

As A. J. Heritage

External links

Notes and References

  1. Part 1, Books, Group 1 . Catalog of Copyright Entries . New Series . 1936 . 1721, 1961 . 15 July 2019 . Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
  2. Part 1. [A] Group 1. Books ]. Catalog of Copyright Entries . New Series . 1938 . 161 . 15 July 2019 . Copyright Office, Library of Congress.
  3. Book: Carty . T.J. . A Dictionary of Literary Pseudonyms in the English Language . 2015 . Routledge . 9781135955786 . 2nd . 15 July 2019.
  4. News: Fashionable and Personal . 15 July 2019 . Sevenoaks Chronicle and Kentish Advertiser . 29 January 1926 . 6.
  5. News: Novelist Killed In Action . 14 July 2019 . Gloucestershire Echo . 12 September 1941 . 3.
  6. News: ARRIVAL FROM ENGLAND Naval Officer's Wife . 15 July 2019 . New Zealand Herald . LXXVII . 23817 . 19 November 1940.
  7. News: Medal Awarded. Work Among Scouts . 15 July 2019 . New Zealand Herald . 25204 . 17 May 1945.
  8. Web site: Bear Alley: The Case of Two Hazel Adairs. 24 November 2015.
  9. News: 300 Scouters at Birmingham 'Gather Round' . 15 July 2019 . Birmingham Daily Post . 24 February 1958 . Birmingham, England . 15.
  10. News: Four-hour Tour of Jamboree by Prime Minister . 15 July 2019 . Coventry Evening Telegraph . 10 August 1957 . Coventry, England . 1.
  11. News: Scout award for woman. Exceptional Services . 16 July 2019 . Bury Free Press . 29 April 1955 . Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England . 7.
  12. Notices under the Trustee Act 1925, s. 27 . The London Gazette . 25 February 1991 . 3049 . 15 July 2019 . Her Majesty's Stationery Office.
  13. Web site: Kiely . Kevin . Jeremy Addis Obituary . Poetry Ireland Éigse Éireann . 15 July 2019.
  14. News: Wallace . Doreen . A Group of First Novels . The Sunday Times . 5867 . 22 September 1935 . 7.
  15. News: Light Reading . 14 July 2019 . Birmingham Daily Gazette . 9 September 1936 . Birmingham, England . 8.
  16. News: Trouble in a Village . The Daily Telegraph . 25221 . 27 March 1936 . London, England . 22.
  17. News: Cockburn . W. E. . An Epidemic of Witches. A Mixed Collection of Books . 14 July 2019 . Liverpool Echo . 4 November 1936 . Liverpool, England . 13.
  18. News: In Many Corners of the Changing World . 14 July 2019 . Aberdeen Press and Journal . 30 September 1936 . Aberdeen, Scotland . 3.
  19. News: The "Irish Problem". New Novels . 14 July 2019 . Birmingham Daily Gazette . 20 January 1937 . Birmingham, England . 8.
  20. News: Buckley . T. J. . More Vivid Pictures of the Underworld . 14 July 2019 . Liverpool Echo . 26 May 1938 . Liverpool, England . 13.
  21. News: In A Nutshell . 14 July 2019 . Manchester Evening News . 15 April 1939 . Manchester, England . 8.
  22. News: Pages in Waiting . 14 July 2019 . Nottingham Journal . 20 June 1939 . Nottingham, England . 4.
  23. News: In Brief - But Good . 14 July 2019 . Sheffield Daily Telegraph . 13 April 1939 . Sheffield, England . 5.
  24. News: The Modern Way of Living . Aberdeen Journal . 26327 . 18 May 1939 . Aberdeen, Scotland . 3.
  25. News: Swinnerton . Frank . Frank Swinnerton . New Novels. Strange Doings Everywhere . The Observer . 3 September 1939 . London, England . 5.
  26. News: Royde-Smith . Erica J. . A Modern Juliet . The Times Literary Supplement . 1963 . 16 September 1939 . London, England . 541.
  27. News: Regional Control . 16 July 2019 . Liverpool Daily Post . 17 December 1940 . 2.
  28. News: For Readers of Fiction . 14 July 2019 . Birmingham Daily Gazette . 15 July 1940 . Birmingham, England . 4.
  29. News: Royde-Smith . Erica J. . Fiction in Brief. Character and Plot . The Times Literary Supplement . 2072 . 18 October 1941 . London, England . 521.
  30. News: Cockburn . W. E. . Portrait Of A Saint .. Some Thrillers And Romances . 16 July 2019 . Liverpool Echo . 19 May 1942 . 3.
  31. News: Edmondson . Arnold . Free Library Clients. Sea And Sentiment . 16 July 2019 . Liverpool Echo . 27 February 1947 . 2.
  32. News: Edmondson . Arnold . Mainly New Novels. One That Will Test Credulity . 16 July 2019 . Liverpool Echo . 25 September 1950 . Liverpool, England . 4.
  33. News: A look at the new books . 16 July 2019 . Belfast Telegraph . 13 September 1950 . 3.
  34. Book: The British National Bibliography . 1952 . THE COUNCIL OF THE BRITISH NATIONAL BIBLIOGRAPHY, LTD . The British Museum, London, England . 15 July 2019.
  35. Book: British Library . The British Library General Subject Catalogue 1975-1985. Part 1: A - Airports . 2012 . Walter de Gruyter . 9783111725949 . 136 . reprint . 15 July 2019.
  36. News: C. T. B. . To-day's Book Review . 15 July 2019 . Western Daily Press . 24 February 1938 . Bristol, England . 6.
  37. News: For Your Bookshelf . 15 July 2019 . Nottingham Journal . 14 February 1938 . Nottingham, England . 3.
  38. News: New Books. Tearing the Veil from Circus Life . 15 July 2019 . Lancashire Evening Post . 15 February 1938 . 4.
  39. News: C. H. . New Novels . 15 July 2019 . Birmingham Daily Gazette . 20 January 1938 . Birmingham, England . 8.
  40. News: Here's A New Wodehouse Gang . 15 July 2019 . Aberdeen Press and Journal . 15 February 1938 . Aberdeen, Scotland . 3.

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