Crosbie Garstin
Crosbie Garstin (7 May 1887 – 19 April 1930) was a poet, best-selling novelist and the eldest son of the Newlyn School painter Norman Garstin. He is said to have been "'untameable as a child", and to have "died in mysterious circumstances" after a boating accident in the Salcombe estuary. He is known for the Penhale trilogy of novels based in 18th-century Cornwall.
Crosbie Garstin | |
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| Born | Crosbie Albert Norman Garstin 7 May 1887 Newlyn, Cornwall, UK |
| Disappeared | 19 April 1930 (aged 42) Salcombe, Devon, UK |
| Status | Missing for 93 years, 11 months and 29 days |
| Nationality | British |
| Works | Penhale trilogy |
| Spouse | Lilian Barkworth |
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