Gordon Snell

Gordon Snell
Born1932[1]
Singapore
LanguageEnglish
NationalityBritish
Alma materOxford
Notable worksDangerous Treasure (1994),
The Mystery of Monk Island (1995),
The Curse of Werewolf Castle (1996),
The Phantom Horseman (1997),
The Case of the Mystery Graves (1998),
The Secret of the Circus (2000),
The Library Ghost (2000),
Fear at the Festival (2001)[2]
Spouse
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(m. 1977; died 2012)​

Gordon Snell is a British author of children's literature[3] and scriptwriter.[4] He was married to Irish author Maeve Binchy from 1977 until her death in 2012.[5] He lives in the home that he shared with his late wife in Dalkey, outside of Dublin, Ireland.[6]

  1. ^ Gordon Snell Brendan O'Connor Podcasts, Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) March 26, 2022
  2. ^ "Books by Gordon Snell". Good Reads.
  3. ^ Lynch, Donal (5 August 2012). "Donal Lynch: Maeve stirred up love with a long spoon . . . (She was held in great affection, but even in Ireland the compliments could be backhanded)". Sunday Independent. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
  4. ^ "Gordon Snell". Dalkey Book Festival.
  5. ^ McGarry, Patsy (31 July 2012). "Maeve Binchy, best-loved writer of her generation, dies aged 72". The Irish Times. Irish Times Trust. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  6. ^ Neligan, Orla - Maeve and me: Gordon Snell opens the Binchy family album. Irish Independent, April 6, 2019