# P. M. Hubbard > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/P._M._Hubbard > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/P._M._Hubbard.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._M._Hubbard > Source revision: 1327292394 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) For other people named Philip Hubbard, see [Philip Hubbard (disambiguation)](/source/Philip_Hubbard_(disambiguation)). British writer (1910–1980) **Philip Maitland Hubbard** (9 November 1910 – 17 March 1980) was a British writer. He was known principally for his [crime](/source/Crime) and [suspense](/source/Suspense) novels and stories, although he wrote in other genres as well, contributing short stories and poetry to *[The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction](/source/The_Magazine_of_Fantasy_and_Science_Fiction)* and articles, verse, and parliamentary reports for [Punch](/source/Punch_(magazine)). ## Early life Hubbard was born in [Reading](/source/Reading%2C_Berkshire), England,[1] the second son of Wilton Hubbard, a stockbroker, and his wife Millicent, who had been born in [Bombay](/source/Mumbai). His grandfather, Henry Dickenson Hubbard (1824–1913), was a [clergyman](/source/Clergy) of the [Church of England](/source/Church_of_England) who left a substantial fortune. Hubbard was brought up mostly in [Guernsey](/source/Guernsey) in the [Channel Islands](/source/Channel_Islands), where his father had gone to improve his health, and was educated at [Elizabeth College, Guernsey](/source/Elizabeth_College_(Guernsey)), then at [Jesus College, Oxford](/source/Jesus_College%2C_Oxford), where in 1933 he won the [Newdigate Prize](/source/Newdigate_Prize) for [poetry](/source/Poetry)[2] with a poem called "Ovid among the Goths".[3] ## Life On 3 October 1934, by Open Competition, Hubbard joined the [Indian Civil Service](/source/Indian_Civil_Service_(British_India))[4] and went on to become the last District Commissioner of the Punjab before [Indian independence](/source/History_of_the_Republic_of_India) in 1947. After that, he worked for the [British Council](/source/British_Council) and then as Deputy Director of the National Union of Manufacturers. From 1960 until his death he worked as a freelance writer.[2] Apart from novels, he also wrote articles for *[Punch](/source/Punch_(magazine))* and light verse. On 7 October 1937, Hubbard married Eleanor Onyx Slingsby Todd at the Church of St James, Delhi. After returning to England, he and his wife settled at Horsehill Cottage, [Stoke Abbott](/source/Stoke_Abbott), near [Beaminster](/source/Beaminster), [Dorset](/source/Dorset), where they lived with their three children, Jane, Caroline and Peter. Some years later he separated from his wife, and in 1973 he moved to south-west Scotland.[1] P. M. Hubbard's main output was sixteen full-length [novels](/source/Novels) for adults.[2] These are typically suspense stories which have their settings in the countryside or on the coast of England or Scotland,[2] although one, *The Country of Again*, is set mainly in [Pakistan](/source/Pakistan).[5] Most of the novels feature a male protagonist (although in some, such as *Flush as May* and *The Quiet River*, the protagonist is a woman) and characters who in general are educated, articulate, and essentially amoral.[6] They draw extensively on one or more of the author's interests and preoccupations, including country sports, small-boat [sailing](/source/Sailing), [folk religion](/source/Folk_religion), and the works of [William Shakespeare](/source/William_Shakespeare).[7] Hubbard's novel *High Tide* was adapted for television and broadcast in 1980 as part of the British [ITV](/source/ITV_(TV_network)) network's "[Armchair Thriller](/source/Armchair_Thriller)" series.[8] Hubbard was described in his obituary in *[The Times](/source/The_Times)* as a "most imaginative and distinguished practitioner", writing with an "assurance and individuality of style and tone." He died on 17 March 1980 in Newton Stewart, Galloway.[2] ## Bibliography ### Adult suspense novels [9] - *Flush as May* (1963) - *Picture of Millie* (1964) - *A Hive of Glass* (1966) - *The Holm Oaks* (1966) - *The Tower* (1968) - *The Custom of the Country* (as *The Country of Again* in US) (1969) - *Cold Waters* (1969) - *High Tide* (1971) - *The Dancing Man* (1971) - *A Whisper in the Glen* (1972) - *A Rooted Sorrow* (1973) - *A Thirsty Evil* (1974) - *The Graveyard*(1975) - *The Causeway* (1976) - *The Quiet River* (1978) - *Kill Claudio* (1979) ### Novels written for children - *Anna Highbury* (1963)[10] - *Rat Trap Island* (1964)[11] ### Short stories - *Ioan and the Tabriskas* (1971) ## References 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-worlds_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-worlds_1-1) ["The Worlds of P. M. Hubbard - Tom Jenkins & Wyatt James"](http://www.mysteryfile.com/Hubbard/Worlds.html). *www.mysteryfile.com*. Retrieved 2 November 2018. 1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Times_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Times_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Times_2-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-Times_2-3) [***e***](#cite_ref-Times_2-4) "Mr. P. M. Hubbard". *[The Times](/source/The_Times)*. 19 March 1980. p. 16. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** Philip Maitland Hubbard, [Ovid among the Goths: the Newdigate prize poem, 1933](https://books.google.com/books?id=jUzyjgEACAAJ) (Oxford: Basil Blackwell, 1933, 15 pages): title at books.google.co.uk 1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** [The London Gazette](/source/The_London_Gazette), Issue 34103 dated 9 November 1934, [p. 7162](https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/34103/page/7162) 1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["The Custom of the Country"](https://www.fantasticfiction.com/h/p-m-hubbard/custom-of-country.htm). *Fantastic Fiction*. Retrieved 5 June 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** James, Wyatt. ["The Novels of P.M. Hubbard"](https://mysteryfile.com/Hubbard/Worlds.html). *Mystery*File*. Steve Lewis. Retrieved 5 June 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-Mystery*File_7-0)** Jenkins, Tom. ["The Power of Place"](https://mysteryfile.com/Hubbard/Worlds.html). *Mystery*File*. Steve Lewis. Retrieved 10 February 2024. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Jones, Nick. ["High Tide by P. M. Hubbard (Macmillan, 1971): First Edition, Book Review"](https://www.existentialennui.com/2014/05/high-tide-by-p-m-hubbard-macmillan-1971.html). *Existential Ennui*. Retrieved 5 June 2023. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["P. M. Hubbard novels - Google Search"](https://www.google.com/search?q=P.+M.+Hubbard+++novels). *www.google.com*. Retrieved 2 November 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** ["Anna Highbury by Hubbard, P.M: Cassell & Company Ltd, London Hardcover, 1st Edition - Q's Books"](https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=19748463225&searchurl=kn=%2522Anna+Highbury%2522&sortby=17&cm_sp=snippet-_-srp1-_-image1). *www.abebooks.com*. Retrieved 2 November 2018. 1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** HUBBARD, P. M. (2 November 1964). ["Rat Trap Island"](https://www.amazon.com/Rat-Trap-Island-P-M-Hubbard/dp/B0000CMA1W). Children's Book Club. Retrieved 2 November 2018 – via Amazon. ## Sources - [*New General Catalog of Old Books and Authors*](http://www.authorandbookinfo.com/ngcoba/hu1.htm) ## External links - [P. M. Hubbard](https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?P._M._Hubbard) at the [Internet Speculative Fiction Database](/source/Internet_Speculative_Fiction_Database) Authority control databases International ISNI VIAF WorldCat National United States Netherlands Sweden Israel --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [P. M. Hubbard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._M._Hubbard) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P._M._Hubbard?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.