George Friel (15 July 1910 – 1975) was a Scottish writer. He was born in

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as the fourth of seven children, and was educated at St. Mungo's Academy and the

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. After a period of service in the army, he returned to the family home in

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and worked as a teacher until his death from cancer in 1975. ''The Boy Who Wanted Peace'', ''Mr Alfred M.A.'' and ''Grace and Miss Partridge'' were published in 1999 as ''The Glasgow Trilogy'' b
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A collection of short stories was published in 1992 by Polygon under the title ''A friend of humanity and other stories''. Friel's fourth novel, ''Mr Alfred M.A.'', made it to the "100 Best Scottish Books of all Time" list.100 Best Scottish Books
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Books

* ''The Bank of Time'' (London: New Authors, 1959) * ''The Boy Who Wanted Peace'' (London: John Calder, 1964) * ''Grace and Miss Partridge'' (London: Calder and Boyars, 1969) * ''Mr Alfred M.A.'' (London: Calder and Boyars, 1972) * ''An Empty House'' (London: Calder and Boyars, 1974)

References

External links

www.nls.uk
{{DEFAULTSORT:Friel, George 1910 births 1975 deaths Scottish novelists Writers from Glasgow Date of death missing People educated at St Mungo's Academy 20th-century British novelists Alumni of the University of Glasgow Deaths from cancer in Scotland