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Lester Sinclair Lester Sinclair i(A45294 works by) (birth name: James Basil Pearson) (a.k.a. Lester Basil Sinclair)
Also writes as: 'John Mystery'
Born: Established: 29 Aug 1894 Yorkshire,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe, ; Died: Ceased: 5 Oct 1974 Sydney, New South Wales,
Gender: Male
Arrived in Australia: ca. 1910
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Leisure Hour 'John Mystery' , series - author children's
1 y separately published work icon John Mystery's Deedledum's Beach Book 'John Mystery' , Sydney : John Mystery's Productions Pty. Ltd. , 1952 Z1281139 1952 single work children's fiction children's
1 y separately published work icon Snow White's Dream : A Musical Play Lester Sinclair , Sydney : W. H. Paling , 1951 Z861365 1951 single work musical theatre children's Comprises the following songs: 'Snow White's Christmas Dream' , 'The Dwarf's Chorus', 'Housework', 'Christmas Melody', 'Crazy Piano', 'The Lovely Things I Deam About', 'Sugar Sweet', 'National Song'.
1 y separately published work icon The Toobooty Twins Find Mother i "Now the two toobooty twins", 'John Mystery' , Sydney : John Mystery's Productions Pty. Ltd. , 1950 Z1335729 1950 single work poetry
1 y separately published work icon In Blinky Land With Grimm 'John Mystery' , Sydney : Lonsdale and Bartholomew , 1950 Z1335540 1950 selected work children's fiction children's Mr Mystery takes Martha and John to visit the Brothers Grimm in Blinky Land where they are entrusted with retelling the Grimm stories in an illustrated modern format.
1 Deedledum's Series 'John Mystery' , 1950 series - author children's fiction
1 y separately published work icon Sleepy Bye-Bye and the Parcel Post i "On Sleepy Bye Bye's birthday", 'John Mystery' , Sydney : Publicity Press , 1948 Z1335718 1948 single work poetry children's
1 y separately published work icon John Mystery Presents Gipsy Boy in Torture Town 'John Mystery' , Sydney : Publicity Press , 1948 Z1281110 1948 single work children's fiction children's adventure
1 The Three Spinners 'John Mystery' , 1946 single work children's fiction children's
— Appears in: Boys' Story Time 1946; (p. 70-73)
1 The Lost Hatchet 'John Mystery' , 1946 single work children's fiction children's
— Appears in: Boys' Story Time 1946; (p. 66-67)
1 Gil Blas and the Robbers 'John Mystery' , 1946 single work children's fiction children's
— Appears in: Boys' Story Time 1946; (p. 57-64)
1 Edwin of the Green 'John Mystery' , 1946 single work children's fiction children's
— Appears in: Boys' Story Time 1946; (p. 52-55)
1 The Owl of Death 'John Mystery' , 1946 single work children's fiction children's
— Appears in: Boys' Story Time 1946; (p. 47-50)
1 A Legend of Lampidosa 'John Mystery' , 1946 single work children's fiction children's
— Appears in: Boys' Story Time 1946; (p. 37-45)
1 The Invisible Cap 'John Mystery' , 1946 single work children's fiction children's
— Appears in: Boys' Story Time 1946; (p. 32-35)
1 The Hall of Silence 'John Mystery' , 1946 single work children's fiction children's
— Appears in: Boys' Story Time 1946; (p. 25-30)
1 The Dragon's Tale 'John Mystery' , 1946 single work children's fiction children's
— Appears in: Boys' Story Time 1946; (p. 20-23)
1 The Phantom Plane 'John Mystery' , 1946 single work children's fiction children's
— Appears in: Boys' Story Time 1946; (p. 6-18) When their car breaks down on a deserted road, five passengers take shelter in an abandoned cottage where unnatural phenomena takes place.
1 y separately published work icon Boys' Story Time 'John Mystery' , Sydney : Publicity Press , 1946 Z1335544 1946 selected work children's fiction children's adventure
1 y separately published work icon John Mystery's Puppies and Pussies 'John Mystery' , Sydney : Publicity Press , 1946 Z1273647 1946 single work children's fiction children's
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