Ronald Bassett

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Ronald Leslie Bassett DSM (10 April 1924 – March 1996) was a British writer and novelist.^[1] He wrote numerous works of historical fiction, sometimes under the pseudonym of "William Clive".^[2] He received many awards for his medical and pharmaceutical writing.

Personal life

Bassett was born in London to George William Bassett, a bank clerk, and Louisa (Vine) Bassett. He attended high school in London, and while in the military married Ivy Owens on 21 November 1944. His first wife died and he later married Sylvia Cruttwell on 6 November 1956, and they had two children.

Military

Bassett joined the

Bassett's historical fiction includes The Carthaginian (1963), The Pompeians (1965), Amorous Trooper (1968), and Blood of an Englishman: A Novel of the Siege of Cawnpore (1975). His novel Witchfinder General (1966) was made into the controversial 1968 film of the same title directed by Michael Reeves and starring Vincent Price.

Awards

Among Bassett's awards are:

• British Medical Association – Silver medal

1964 for "Small Price to Pay"

1965 for "Interuterine Contraception" and "Hypertension"

• British Medical Association – Gold medal

1966 for "The Right to Work"

1967 for "Seven Ages of Psychiatry"

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