Thomas B. Costain

Thomas B. Costain (1885-1965) was a Canadian journalist who became a best-selling author of historical novels at the age of 57. Several of his books were made into successful movies.

Novels:

• For My Great Folly (1942)
• Ride With Me (1944)
• The Black Rose (1945)
• The Moneyman (1947)
• High Towers (1949)
• Son of a Hundred Kings (1950)
• The Silver Chalice (1952)
• The Tontine (1955)
• Below the Salt (1957)

Non-fiction:

• The White and the Gold series (1954-1961)
• The Cord of Steel
• The Plantagenets series
  • The Conquering Family (1949)
  • The Magnificent Century (1951)
  • The Three Edwards (1958)
  • The Last Plantagenets (1962)

Films from his novels:

• The Black Rose (1950) starring Tyrone Power
• The Silver Chalice (1954) starring Paul Newman in his film debut