Frank Welsh (writer)

Frank Reeson Welsh (16 August 1931 – 23 April 2023) was a British historian, novelist and international banker.^[1]

Life and career

Welsh was born on 16 August 1931.^[2] He graduated from Magdalene College, Cambridge, and retired after a successful banking career. He wrote extensively on imperial British history, notably Hong Kong, Australia and South Africa.

Welsh died on 23 April 2023, at the age of 91.^[3]

Bibliography

• The History of the World: from the Dawn of Humanity to the modern age., London: Quercus, 2013.
• The Battle for Christendom: The Council of Constance, 1415, and the Struggle to Unite Against Islam, London: Constable, 2008.
• Great Southern Land: A New History of Australia, London : Allen Lane, 2004.
• The Four Nations: A History of the United Kingdom, London: HarperCollins, 2002.
• Dangerous Deceits: The Secrets of Apartheid's Corrupt Bankers, London : HarperCollins, 1999.
• South Africa: A Narrative History, New York: Kodansha America, 1999.
• A History of South Africa, London : HarperCollins, 1998.
• The Companion Guide to the Lake District, London: Companion Guides, 1997.
• A Borrowed Place: The History of Hong Kong, New York: Kodansha America, 1993.
• A History of Hong Kong, London: HarperCollins, 1993.
• Building a Trireme, London: Constable, 1988. - on the construction of the Olympias
• Uneasy City: An Insider's View of the City of London, London: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1986.
• Bend'Or, Duke of Westminster : A Personal Memoir, London: Robin Clark, 1985; with a foreword by Anne Grosvenor, Duchess of Westminster, authored with George Ridley.
• First blood: Tales of Horror from the Border Country, London : Constable, 1985.
• The Afflicted State: A Survey of Public Enterprise, London: Century Pub., 1983.
• The Profit of the State: Nationalised Industries and Public Enterprises, London: Temple Smith, 1982.

References

1. "Hong Kong: Smoking out the truth". The Economist. 12 June 1997. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
2. "Welsh, Frank Reeson". WHO WAS WHO 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
3. "Frank Welsh". The Times. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.