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Raymond PostgateRaymond William Postgate (November 6, 1896 - March 29, 1971) was an English social historian, mystery novelist and gourmet. Born in Cambridge, the eldest son of John Percival Postgate and Edith Allen, Postgate was educated at St. John's College, Oxford. During World War I, he sought exemption from military service as a conscientious objector but, without the defence of a religious objection, was jailed for two weeks under the Military Service Act. While in prison, his sister Margaret campaigned on his behalf, in the process, meeting and marrying socialist historian and economist G. D. H. Cole. Raymond went on to marry Daisy, daughter of Labour Party leader George Lansbury. Their son, Oliver became a leading creator of children's television programmes in the UK. From 1918, Postgate worked as a journalist on the Daily Herald and as an editor for the Encyclopdia Britannica. After the death of H. G. Wells, Postgate edited some revisions of the two-volume Outline of History Wells had first published in 1920. He wrote several mystery novels that drew on his socialist beliefs to set crime, detection and punishment within a broader social and economic context. His most famous novel is Verdict of Twelve (1940). His sister and brother-in-law, the Coles, also became a successful mystery-writing duo. Always interested in food and wine, after World War II, Postgate assembled a band of volunteers to visit and report on UK restaurants. He edited the results into the Good Food Guide. Postgate, Raymond Postgate, Raymond Postgate, Raymond Postgate, Raymond
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