Editing Edith Pargeter (section)

{{Short description|British writer (1913–1995)}}
{{Redirect|Ellis Peters|the American mystery writer|Elizabeth Peters}}
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| name             = Edith Pargeter
| image            = Ellis Peters.jpg
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| caption          = Edith Pargeter in 1995
| pseudonym        = Ellis Peters; John Redfern; Jolyon Carr; Peter Benedict
| birth_name       = Edith Mary Pargeter
| birth_date       = {{Birth date|1913|9|28}}
| birth_place      = [[Horsehay]], [[Shropshire]], England
| death_date       = {{Death date and age|1995|10|14|1913|9|28}}
| death_place      = [[Madeley, Shropshire|Madeley]], Shropshire, England
| occupation       = Author
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| citizenship      = British
| education        = Dawley Church of England School; Coalbrookdale High School for Girls
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| period           = 1936–1990s
| genre            = [[historical fiction]]; [[Mystery fiction|mysteries]]; [[nonfiction]] works about Shrewsbury; translations from [[Czech language|Czech]]
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| notableworks     = "[[The Cadfael Chronicles|The Brother Cadfael Chronicles]]"; the George Felse mysteries; the "Heaven Tree" trilogy
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| awards           = [[Officer of the Order of the British Empire|OBE]]; British Crime Writers Association; Mystery Writers of America
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'''Edith Mary Pargeter''' {{postnominals|country=GBR|OBE|BEM}} (28 September 1913 – 14 October 1995),<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/10/16/obituaries/edith-pargeter-82-author-of-mysteries.html|page=B7|work=[[The New York Times]]|title=Edith Pargeter, 82; Author of Mysteries|date=October 16, 1995}}</ref> also known by her [[pen name]] '''Ellis Peters''', was an English author of works in many categories, especially [[history]] and [[historical fiction]], and was also honoured for her translations of [[Czech literature|Czech]] classics. She is probably best known for her murder mysteries, both historical and modern, and especially for her medieval detective series [[The Cadfael Chronicles]].