Thomas BURKE

Sex : Male

Nationality: UK

Born : 1886 (wrongly 1887) Nov 29 or 30
            London, England

Lived : Highgate, London, England;
             Eltham, London, England;
             Bayswater, London, England (final)

Died :   1945 Sep 22
             Holborn, London, England
More info can be found online at:
English-language Wikipedia
Find a Grave

More info can be found offline at:
Who Was Who, vol 4
The Author's and Writer's Who's Who (1st ed) [1934]
Twentieth Century Authors, by S J Kunitz & H Haycraft [1942]
Literary Year Book 1922 [1922]
Who's Who in Literature 1933 [1933]
English Poetry of the Second World War, by Catherine W Reilly [1986]
Grant of Probate in England & Wales

             Book Titles              InfoDate(s)Read Online
VersesEnglish
poetry
1910 
Pavements And PasturesEnglish
poetry
1912 
Nights In Town: A London Autobiography
(title in US: Nights In London)
English
non-fiction
1915Pr Gut #23605
Limehouse Nights: Tales Of ChinatownEnglish
short stories
1916 
Twinkletoes: A Tale Of ChinatownEnglish
fiction
1917 
Song Book Of Quong Lee Of LimehouseEnglish
1920Pr Gut #2161
Whispering Windows
(title in US: More Limehouse Nights)
English
short stories
1921 
In ChinatownEnglish
1921 
The London Spy: A Book Of Town TravelsEnglish
non-fiction
1922 
The Wind And The RainEnglish
fiction
1924 
The Sun In SplendourEnglish
fiction
1926 
East Of Mansion HouseEnglish
short stories
1926 
The Book Of The InnEnglish
1927 
Essays Of To-dayEnglish
essays
1928 
The Ecstasies Of Thos De QuinceyEnglish
? 
The Flower Of LifeEnglish
fiction
1929 
The Bloomsbury WonderEnglish
short stories
1929 
The English InnEnglish
non-fiction
1930/1947 
The Pleasantries Of Old Quong
(title in US: A Tea-Shop In Limehouse)
English
short stories
1931 
City Of EncountersEnglish
1932 
The Real East EndEnglish
non-fiction
1932 
The Beauty Of EnglandEnglish
1933 
London In My TimeEnglish
non-fiction
1934 
Night Pieces: Eighteen TalesEnglish
short stories
1935 
Billy And Beryl In ChinatownEnglish
1935 
Murder At Elstree; or, Mr Thurtell And His GigEnglish
fiction
1936 
Vagabond MinstrelEnglish
1936 
Dinner Is ServedEnglish
fiction
1937 
The Winsome Wench: The Story Of A London Inn, 1825-1900English
fiction
1938 
Living In BloomsburyEnglish
1939 
Abduction: A Story Of LimehouseEnglish
fiction
1939 
The Streets Of LondonEnglish
1940 
English Night-LifeEnglish
1941 
Victorian GrotesqueEnglish
1941 
Travel In EnglandEnglish
non-fiction
1943 
English InnsEnglish
non-fiction
1944 
Dark NightsEnglish
short stories
1944 
The English TownsmanEnglish
1945 
Son Of LondonEnglish
1945 
Best Stories
[edited by John GAWSWORTH]
English
short stories
1950 
The Small People
[edited]
English
? 
An Artist's Day Book
[edited]
English
non-fiction
? 
The Charm Of England
[edited]
English
non-fiction
? 
The Charm Of Scotland
[edited]
English
non-fiction
? 
The Charm Of The West Country
[edited]
English
non-fiction
? 
The German Army From Within
[edited]
English
non-fiction
? 
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