![]() ![]() Her husband finished her last novel, A Cargo of Eagles at her request, and published it in 1968. After pressure from her American publishers, Margery brought Campion back for Mystery Mile and continued to use Campion as a character throughout her career.Īfter a battle with breast cancer, Margery died in 1966. The novel introduced Albert Campion, although only as a minor character. Margery's breakthrough came 1929 with the publication of her second novel, The Crime at Black Dudley. He was her collaborator and designed the cover jackets for many of her books. She returned to London in 1920 to attend the Regent Street Polytechnic (now the University of Westminster), and met her future husband, Philip Youngman Carter. Soon after Margery's birth, the family left London for Essex. Margery earned her first fee at the age of eight, for a story printed in her aunt's magazine. Margery's aunt, Maud Hughes, also ran a magazine. Her father, Herbert John Allingham, was editor of The Christian Globe and The New London Journal, while her mother wrote stories for women's magazines as Emmie Allingham. ![]() Margery Louise Allingham was born in Ealing, London in 1904 to a family of writers. ![]()
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