Margery Allingham - Legacy

Legacy

Although much of her work is largely forgotten today, the Campion stories and other mystery work remain popular, frequently reissued by publishers and vigorously traded second-hand. Vintage, the literary paperback publishers of Random House, began a reissue programme for Margery Allingham in 2004: so far they have reissued Sweet Danger, Mystery Mile, The Tiger in the Smoke, The Case of the Late Pig, Traitor's Purse, The Fashion in Shrouds, Flowers for the Judge, Coroner's Pidgin, The Beckoning Lady, Police at the Funeral, More Work for the Undertaker, China Governess, Hide My Eyes (December 2007), Cargo of Eagles and The Mind Readers (September 2008). A film version of Tiger in the Smoke was made in 1956; a highly popular series of Campion adaptations was shown by the BBC in 1989-90, starring Peter Davison as Campion and Brian Glover as Lugg (available on DVD).

Several books have been written about Margery Allingham and her work, including:

• Margery Allingham, 100 Years of a Great Mystery Writer edited by Marianne van Hoeven (2003)
• Margery Allingham: A Biography by Julia Thorogood (1991); revised as The Adventures of Margery Allingham as by Julia Jones (2009). This is the standard biography.
• Ink in Her Blood: The Life and Crime Fiction of Margery Allingham by Richard Martin (1988)
• Campion's Career: A Study of the Novels of Margery Allingham by B.A. Pike (1987)

On 20th May 2004, Sara Paretsky was guest of honour at the unveiling of a memorial plaque to Allingham, sponsored by the Margery Allingham Society, at 1 Westbourne Terrace Road, Little Venice .