David Scott Daniell (1 July 1906 – 29 August 1965), was an English writer, historian and journalist.
He wrote fiction for adults and children, regimental histories and scripts for radio, television and film.
His books for children were illustrated by some of the best artists of his day including
William Stobbs
William Stobbs (27 June 1914 in South Shields, England – 6 April 2000) was a British author and illustrator. From 1950 to 1958, he served as the head of the design department at the London School of Printing and Kindred Trades. He later moved to ...
,
Colin Spencer
Colin Spencer (born 1933) is an English writer and artist who has produced a prolific body of work in a wide variety of media since his first published short stories and drawings appeared in ''The London Magazine'' and ''Encounter'' when he was ...
and
George Adamson
George Alexander Graham Adamson MBE (3 February 1906 – 20 August 1989), also known as the ''Baba ya Simba'' ("Father of Lions" in Swahili), was a Kenyan wildlife conservationist and author. He and his wife, Joy, were depicted in the film ''B ...
.
Over his career, Scott Daniell published 98 works that are now held in 1955 libraries around the world.
Early life
Albert Scott Daniell was born on 1 July 1906 and educated at
Bedford Modern School
Bedford Modern School (often called BMS) is a Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference independent school in Bedford, England. The school has its origins in Bedford Charity, The Harpur Trust, born from the financial endowment, endowments le ...
.
His first novel, ''Young English'', was a recollection of his time at the school.
He was later known by his pseudonym David Scott Daniell.
Career
Scott Daniell wrote as David Scott Daniell, Albert Scott Daniell, Richard Bowood and John Lewesdon.
He published his first novel as David Scott Daniell in 1940 after which he served as a captain in the
Royal Engineers
The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually called the Royal Engineers (RE), and commonly known as the ''Sappers'', is a corps of the British Army. It provides military engineering and other technical support to the British Armed Forces and is heade ...
during
World War II
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposin ...
and was
mentioned in despatches
To be mentioned in dispatches (or despatches, MiD) describes a member of the armed forces whose name appears in an official report written by a superior officer and sent to the high command, in which their gallant or meritorious action in the face ...
.
His later work encompassed fiction, non-fiction (including several regimental histories) and scripts for television, film and radio.
He wrote 26 non-fiction titles for
Ladybird Books
Ladybird Books is a London-based publishing company, trading as a stand-alone imprint within the Penguin Group of companies. The Ladybird imprint publishes mass-market children's books.
It is an imprint of Penguin Random House, a subsidiary of ...
from 1958 until his death, seven as David Scott Daniell and 19 as Richard Bowood.
He was selected by
Sir Winston Churchill
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill (30 November 187424 January 1965) was a British statesman, soldier, and writer who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice, from 1940 to 1945 during the Second World War, and again from 1 ...
to write a history of the 4th Queen's Own Hussars, Sir Winston's former regiment.
Family life
In 1939 Scott Daniell married Elizabeth Mary Thirlby. They had one son, Richard John Scott Daniell. Scott Daniell died in Dorset on 29 August 1965.
Selected bibliography
Novels as A. Scott Daniell
* ''Young English. The story of a schoolboy''. London,
Jonathan Cape
Jonathan Cape is a London publishing firm founded in 1921 by Herbert Jonathan Cape, who was head of the firm until his death in 1960.
Cape and his business partner Wren Howard set up the publishing house in 1921. They established a reputation ...
, 1931
Novels as David Scott Daniell
* ''Mornings at Seven''. London,
Jonathan Cape
Jonathan Cape is a London publishing firm founded in 1921 by Herbert Jonathan Cape, who was head of the firm until his death in 1960.
Cape and his business partner Wren Howard set up the publishing house in 1921. They established a reputation ...
, 1940
* ''The Time of the Singing''. London,
Jonathan Cape
Jonathan Cape is a London publishing firm founded in 1921 by Herbert Jonathan Cape, who was head of the firm until his death in 1960.
Cape and his business partner Wren Howard set up the publishing house in 1921. They established a reputation ...
, 1941
* ''Nicholas Wilde''. London,
Jonathan Cape
Jonathan Cape is a London publishing firm founded in 1921 by Herbert Jonathan Cape, who was head of the firm until his death in 1960.
Cape and his business partner Wren Howard set up the publishing house in 1921. They established a reputation ...
, 1948
* ''Mission for Oliver'', illustrated by
William Stobbs
William Stobbs (27 June 1914 in South Shields, England – 6 April 2000) was a British author and illustrator. From 1950 to 1958, he served as the head of the design department at the London School of Printing and Kindred Trades. He later moved to ...
. London,
Jonathan Cape
Jonathan Cape is a London publishing firm founded in 1921 by Herbert Jonathan Cape, who was head of the firm until his death in 1960.
Cape and his business partner Wren Howard set up the publishing house in 1921. They established a reputation ...
, 1953
* ''Polly and Oliver'', illustrated by
William Stobbs
William Stobbs (27 June 1914 in South Shields, England – 6 April 2000) was a British author and illustrator. From 1950 to 1958, he served as the head of the design department at the London School of Printing and Kindred Trades. He later moved to ...
. London,
Jonathan Cape
Jonathan Cape is a London publishing firm founded in 1921 by Herbert Jonathan Cape, who was head of the firm until his death in 1960.
Cape and his business partner Wren Howard set up the publishing house in 1921. They established a reputation ...
, 1954
* ''The Dragon and the Rose'', illus. Sheila Stratton. London,
Jonathan Cape
Jonathan Cape is a London publishing firm founded in 1921 by Herbert Jonathan Cape, who was head of the firm until his death in 1960.
Cape and his business partner Wren Howard set up the publishing house in 1921. They established a reputation ...
, 1955
* ''Hunt Royal'', illustrated by
William Stobbs
William Stobbs (27 June 1914 in South Shields, England – 6 April 2000) was a British author and illustrator. From 1950 to 1958, he served as the head of the design department at the London School of Printing and Kindred Trades. He later moved to ...
. London,
Jonathan Cape
Jonathan Cape is a London publishing firm founded in 1921 by Herbert Jonathan Cape, who was head of the firm until his death in 1960.
Cape and his business partner Wren Howard set up the publishing house in 1921. They established a reputation ...
, 1958
* ''Hideaway Johnny'', illustrated by
Val Biro
Balint Stephen Biro (Budapest, October 6, 1921 – July 4, 2014) was a children's author, artist and illustrator. He received his education in Budapest and London. His studio was located in Amersham in Buckinghamshire.
Writing
From an interview ...
.
Leicester
Leicester ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city, Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest settlement in the East Midlands.
The city l ...
,
Brockhampton Press
Brockhampton Press was a British publishing company, based in Leicester.
Children's books
Originally specialising in children's books, from about 1940, Brockhampton Press published the Asterix comic book series, many of Enid Blyton's story colle ...
, 1959
* ''Fifty Pounds for a Dead Parson''. London,
Jonathan Cape
Jonathan Cape is a London publishing firm founded in 1921 by Herbert Jonathan Cape, who was head of the firm until his death in 1960.
Cape and his business partner Wren Howard set up the publishing house in 1921. They established a reputation ...
, 1960
* ''The Golden Pomegranate'', illustrated by
George Adamson
George Alexander Graham Adamson MBE (3 February 1906 – 20 August 1989), also known as the ''Baba ya Simba'' ("Father of Lions" in Swahili), was a Kenyan wildlife conservationist and author. He and his wife, Joy, were depicted in the film ''B ...
. London, University of London Press, 1960
* ''Polly and Oliver at Sea'', illustrated by
William Stobbs
William Stobbs (27 June 1914 in South Shields, England – 6 April 2000) was a British author and illustrator. From 1950 to 1958, he served as the head of the design department at the London School of Printing and Kindred Trades. He later moved to ...
. London,
Jonathan Cape
Jonathan Cape is a London publishing firm founded in 1921 by Herbert Jonathan Cape, who was head of the firm until his death in 1960.
Cape and his business partner Wren Howard set up the publishing house in 1921. They established a reputation ...
, 1960; as The Rajah's Treasure, New York City,
Duell, Sloan & Pearce, 1960
* ''By Jiminy'', illus. D. G. Valentine.
Leicester
Leicester ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city, Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest settlement in the East Midlands.
The city l ...
,
Brockhampton Press
Brockhampton Press was a British publishing company, based in Leicester.
Children's books
Originally specialising in children's books, from about 1940, Brockhampton Press published the Asterix comic book series, many of Enid Blyton's story colle ...
, 1962
* ''Sandro's Battle'', illustrated by
Colin Spencer
Colin Spencer (born 1933) is an English writer and artist who has produced a prolific body of work in a wide variety of media since his first published short stories and drawings appeared in ''The London Magazine'' and ''Encounter'' when he was ...
. London,
Jonathan Cape
Jonathan Cape is a London publishing firm founded in 1921 by Herbert Jonathan Cape, who was head of the firm until his death in 1960.
Cape and his business partner Wren Howard set up the publishing house in 1921. They established a reputation ...
, 1962
* ''Polly and Oliver Besieged'', illustrated by
William Stobbs
William Stobbs (27 June 1914 in South Shields, England – 6 April 2000) was a British author and illustrator. From 1950 to 1958, he served as the head of the design department at the London School of Printing and Kindred Trades. He later moved to ...
. London,
Jonathan Cape
Jonathan Cape is a London publishing firm founded in 1921 by Herbert Jonathan Cape, who was head of the firm until his death in 1960.
Cape and his business partner Wren Howard set up the publishing house in 1921. They established a reputation ...
, 1963
* ''Saved by Jiminy'', illustrated by D. G. Valentine.
Leicester
Leicester ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city, Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest settlement in the East Midlands.
The city l ...
,
Brockhampton Press
Brockhampton Press was a British publishing company, based in Leicester.
Children's books
Originally specialising in children's books, from about 1940, Brockhampton Press published the Asterix comic book series, many of Enid Blyton's story colle ...
, 1963
* ''
By Jiminy Ahoy'', illustrated by D. G. Valentine.
Leicester
Leicester ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city, Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest settlement in the East Midlands.
The city l ...
,
Brockhampton Press
Brockhampton Press was a British publishing company, based in Leicester.
Children's books
Originally specialising in children's books, from about 1940, Brockhampton Press published the Asterix comic book series, many of Enid Blyton's story colle ...
, 1963
* ''By Jiminy in the Jungle'', illustrated by D. G. Valentine.
Leicester
Leicester ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city, Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest settlement in the East Midlands.
The city l ...
,
Brockhampton Press
Brockhampton Press was a British publishing company, based in Leicester.
Children's books
Originally specialising in children's books, from about 1940, Brockhampton Press published the Asterix comic book series, many of Enid Blyton's story colle ...
, 1964
* ''Polly and Oliver Pursued'', illustrated by
William Stobbs
William Stobbs (27 June 1914 in South Shields, England – 6 April 2000) was a British author and illustrator. From 1950 to 1958, he served as the head of the design department at the London School of Printing and Kindred Trades. He later moved to ...
. London,
Jonathan Cape
Jonathan Cape is a London publishing firm founded in 1921 by Herbert Jonathan Cape, who was head of the firm until his death in 1960.
Cape and his business partner Wren Howard set up the publishing house in 1921. They established a reputation ...
, 1964
* ''By Jiminy in the Highlands'', illustrated by D. G. Valentine.
Leicester
Leicester ( ) is a city status in the United Kingdom, city, Unitary authorities of England, unitary authority and the county town of Leicestershire in the East Midlands of England. It is the largest settlement in the East Midlands.
The city l ...
,
Brockhampton Press
Brockhampton Press was a British publishing company, based in Leicester.
Children's books
Originally specialising in children's books, from about 1940, Brockhampton Press published the Asterix comic book series, many of Enid Blyton's story colle ...
, 1966
Novels as Richard Bowood
* ''Horsey & Co. and the Bank Robbers''. London, Golden Pleasure Books, 1965
* ''Red Gaskell's Gold''. London,
Macmillan & Co., 1964
Non-fiction as David Scott Daniell
* ''Cap of Honour: The story of the Gloucestershire Regiment (the 28th/61st Foot) 1694–1950; with a foreword by the Duke of Gloucester''. London,
George G. Harrap and Co., 1951
* ''Regimental History: The Royal Hampshire Regiment, Vol. III: 1918–54''.
Aldershot
Aldershot () is a town in Hampshire, England. It lies on heathland in the extreme northeast corner of the county, southwest of London. The area is administered by Rushmoor Borough Council. The town has a population of 37,131, while the Alders ...
,
Gale & Polden
Gale and Polden was a British printer and publisher. Founded in Brompton, near Chatham, Kent in 1868, the business subsequently moved to Aldershot, where they were based until closure in November 1981 after the company had been bought by media m ...
, 1955
* ''History of the East Surrey Regiment, Vol. IV: 1920–1952''. London,
Ernest Benn Limited
Ernest Benn Limited was a British publishing house.
Sir John Benn
Founded by Sir John Benn as Benn Brothers in 1880, it started as the publisher of the trade journal, ''The Cabinet Maker''.
Ernest Benn
After Sir John was elected to Parliamen ...
, 1957.
* ''Flight One: Australia'', illus. Jack Matthew.
Loughborough
Loughborough ( ) is a market town in the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England, the seat of Charnwood Borough Council and Loughborough University. At the 2011 census the town's built-up area had a population of 59,932 , the second larg ...
,
Ladybird Books
Ladybird Books is a London-based publishing company, trading as a stand-alone imprint within the Penguin Group of companies. The Ladybird imprint publishes mass-market children's books.
It is an imprint of Penguin Random House, a subsidiary of ...
1958
* ''4th Hussar: The story of the 4th Queen's Own Hussars, 1685–1948''.
Aldershot
Aldershot () is a town in Hampshire, England. It lies on heathland in the extreme northeast corner of the county, southwest of London. The area is administered by Rushmoor Borough Council. The town has a population of 37,131, while the Alders ...
,
Gale & Polden
Gale and Polden was a British printer and publisher. Founded in Brompton, near Chatham, Kent in 1868, the business subsequently moved to Aldershot, where they were based until closure in November 1981 after the company had been bought by media m ...
, 1959
* ''The Boy They Made King. A true story for boys and girls'', illus. William Stobbs. London, Jonathan Cape, 1959.
* ''Flight Two: Canada'', illus. Jack Matthew. Loughborough, Wills & Hepworth (Ladybird Books), 1959.
* ''Flight Three: United States of America'', illus. Jack Matthew. Loughborough, Wills & Hepworth (Ladybird Books), 1959.
* ''Flight Four: India'', illus. Jack Matthew. Loughborough, Wills & Hepworth (Ladybird Books), 1960.
* ''Battles and Battlefields'', illus. William Stobbs, London, B. T. Batsford, 1961.
* ''Discovering the Bible'', with G. W. H. Lampe; illus. Graham Oakley. London, University of London Press, 1961; illus. Steele Savage, Nashville, TN, Abingdon, 1966.
* ''Faith in Our Fathers: The story of Christianity in Britain'', with G. W. H. Lampe. London, University of London Press, 1961.
* ''Flight Five: Africa'', illus. Jack Matthew. Loughborough, Wills & Hepworth (Ladybird Books), 1961.
* ''Explorers and Exploration'', illus. William Stobbs. London, B. T. Batsford, 1962.
* ''Flight Six: The Holy Land'', illus. Jack Matthew. Loughborough, Wills & Hepworth (Ladybird Books), 1962.
* ''World War 1: An illustrated history''. London, E. Benn, 1965.
* ''Discovering the Army'', illus. Crispin Fisher. London, University of London Press, 1965.
* ''Soldiers''. London, 1965.
* ''Sea Fights''. London, B. T. Batsford, 1966.
* ''World War 2: An illustrated history''. London, E. Benn, 1966.
* ''Your Body'', illus. Ronald Lampitt. Loughborough, Wills & Hepworth (Ladybird Books), 1967.
Non-fiction as Richard Bowood
* ''The Story of Flight'', illus. Robert Ayton. Loughborough, Wills & Hepworth (Ladybird Books), 1960.
* ''Great Inventions'', illus. Robert Ayton. Loughborough, Wills & Hepworth (Ladybird Books), 1961.
* ''The Story of Railways'', illus. Robert Ayton. Loughborough, Wills & Hepworth (Ladybird Books), 1961.
* ''The Story of Ships'', illus. Robert Ayton. Loughborough, Wills & Hepworth (Ladybird Books), 1961.
* ''The Ladybird Book of the Weather'', with F. E. Newing; illus. Robert Ayton. Loughborough, Wills & Hepworth (Ladybird Books), 1962.
* ''Light, Mirrors and Lenses'', with F. E. Newing; illus. J. H. Wingfield. Loughborough, Wills & Hepworth (Ladybird Books), 1962.
* ''Magnets, Bulbs and Batteries'', with F. E. Newing; illus. J. H. Wingfield. Loughborough, Wills & Hepworth (Ladybird Books), 1962.
* ''Air Wind and Flight'', with F. E. Newing; illus. J. H. Wingfield. Loughborough, Wills & Hepworth (Ladybird Books), 1963.
* ''Levers, Pulleys and Engines'', with F. E. Newing; illus. J. H. Wingfield. Loughborough, Wills & Hepworth (Ladybird Books), 1963.
* ''The Story of Houses and Homes'', illus. Robert Ayton. Loughborough, Wills & Hepworth (Ladybird Books), 1963.
* ''The Story of Our Churches and Cathedrals'', illus. Robert Ayton. Loughborough, Wills & Hepworth (Ladybird Books), 1964.
* ''The Story of Clothes and Costume'', illus. Robert Ayton. Loughborough, Wills & Hepworth (Ladybird Books), 1964.
* ''Soldiers, Soldiers''. London, Paul Hamlyn, 1965.
* ''Animals and How They Live'', with F. E. Newing; illus. Ronald Lampitt. Loughborough, Wills & Hepworth (Ladybird Books), 1965.
* ''Plants and How They Grow'', with F. E. Newing; illus. Ronald Lampitt. Loughborough, Wills & Hepworth (Ladybird Books), 1965.
* ''Birds and How They Live'', with F. E. Newing; illus. Ronald Lampitt. Loughborough, Wills & Hepworth (Ladybird Books), 1966.
* ''Our Land in the Making, Vol 1: Earliest Times to the Norman Conquest'', illus. Ronald Lampitt. Loughborough, Wills & Hepworth (Ladybird Books), 1966.
* ''Our Land in the Making, Vol 2: Norman Conquest to present day'', illus. Ronald Lampitt. Loughborough, Wills & Hepworth (Ladybird Books), 1966.
* ''Underwater Exploration'', illus. B. Knight. Loughborough, Wills & Hepworth (Ladybird Books), 1967.
References
External links
Dsvid Scott Daniell at WorldCat Identities*
David Scott Daniellat
Open Library
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1906 births
Military personnel from London
Royal Engineers officers
British Army personnel of World War II
People educated at Bedford Modern School
1965 deaths
British military historians
20th-century British historians
British children's writers