Winston Graham was the author of forty novels, including The Walking Stick; Angell, Pearl and Little God; Stephanie; and Tremor. His books have been widely translated, and his famous Poldark series has been developed into two television series shown in twenty-four countries. A special two-hour television program has been made of his eighth Poldark novel, The Stranger from the Sea, while a five-part television serial of his early novel The Forgotten Story won a silver medal at the New York Film Festival. Six of Winston Graham’s books have been filmed for the big screen, the most notable being Marnie, directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Winston Graham was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and in 1983 was awarded the Order of the British Empire. He died in July 2003.