Sydney Thomas Burke was born in Clapham, London. He is the creator of 'Quong Lee', a wise, elderly purveyor of fine tea in Limehouse, London.
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Sydney Thomas Burke was born in Clapham, London. He is the creator of 'Quong Lee', a wise, elderly purveyor of fine tea in Limehouse, London. |
Titles and year of publication:
| 'Quong Lee' Novels | |
| 1) Limehouse Nights (short stories) | 1916 |
| 2) Broken Blossoms (short stories) | 1920 |
| 3) In Chinatown (short stories) | 1921 |
| 4) The Pleasantries of Old Quong (US Title: A Tea-Shop in Limehouse [1931]) (short stories) | 1931 |
| Other Novels | |
| 1) Whispering Windows (US Title: More Limehouse Nights [1921]) (short stories) | 1921 |
| 2) East of Mansion House (short stories) | 1926 |
| 3) The Bloomsbury Wonder | 1929 |
| 4) Night Pieces (short stories) | 1935 |
| 5) Murder at Elstree | 1936 |
| 6) Abduction | 1939 |
| 7) Dark Nights (short stories) | 1944 |