Complete Works

Here is a complete listing of Betty's written works. Some of these date back to when she was a teenager, and others were written for assignments while attending university. They are listed alphabetically, by type.

Dates have been included, where known--these are dates the works were written (or in the case of radio plays, broadcast) rather than when they were published.

STAGE PLAYS

Aleola

Clouds of Glory 1979 (production date)

Dressing Up

The Good of the Sun 1975

Jennie's Story 1981

The Pirates and the Gypsies

The Riddle Machine 1974

Song of the Serpent 1973

Sqrieux-de-Dieu 1975

Turtle Beach (The Foolish Virgin)

Under the Skin 1983

The Visitor 1970

World, World, Go Away 1970

RADIO PLAYS

All in Good Time

And Bacon for Breakfast

And When the Nights are Long

The Annuity 1960

The Best Room in the House broadcast dec/1959

The Bequest (To Reach an Understanding) 1958?

The Dark Corner broadcast 7/mar/1960

Death Watch broadcast 28/sep/1959

The Devil's Disciple (by G.B. Shaw, adapted by BL) broadcast 25/jun/1966

Dr. MacGregor and the Case of the Abominable Snowman

Dr. MacGregor and the Case of the Constant Suicide broadcast 14/nov/1960

Dr. MacGregor and the Case of the Curious Bone broadcast 28/aug/1961

Dr. MacGregor and the Case of the Persistent Poltergeist broadcast 11/aug/1963

The Doctor's Dilemma (by G.B. Shaw, adapted by BL) broadcast 25/mar/1962

The Encircling Island 1971

Essentials

Falconer's Island broadcast 9/mar/1966

Grasshopper Hill broadcast mar/1979

Hamlet, Revenge! (by Michael Innes, adapted by BL) broadcast 23/jan/19??

In the Name of Progress

King of the Castle

The Ladies

The Lady Upstairs 1958?

Once Burnt, Twice Shybroadcast 18/jul/1965

The Portrait of a Lady (by Henry James, adapted by BL) broadcast 1/mar/1966

The Rebel

The Seagull (by Anton Chekov, adapted by BL) broadcast 22/may/1960

The Sea Wall broadcast 29/jan/1961

The Summer People broadcast 24/may/1961

The Three Sisters (by Anton Chekov, adapted by BL) broadcast 27/jul/1963

A Time of Rejoicing

The Visitor (radio version of stage play)1970

Whoever Murdered Good Old Charlie?

TELEVISION PLAYS

The Apartment "Nobody Knows I'm Here" telecast 6/Jan/1976

The Closet

The Human Element

The Infinite Worlds of Maybe (by Lester Del Ray, adapted by BL)

Lilacs and Lillies1961

No Love Lost

Prescription for Love 28/Aug/1962

Return of a Hero production 8/Dec/1960

Tumult with Indians

When the Bough Breaks telecast 13/Apr/1971

NOVELS

Crossings 1979

Keep it in the Family

Pointing the Bone (only half-completed)

The Victim

Victorian Era

SHORT STORIES

Banff School

Bending Sickle

Bingo

Black Gold

Blue Chow

The Black Nightgown

Cinderella Man

Dance of the Moon 1948

Don't Bring Him in the House* 1957

The Dream

French Seams

The Guest Room Curtains

Guilt 1978

The Hen Who Forgot How to Hatch Her Eggs

How We Married Mother

Just a Little Game

Kiss Googie Winthrop

Last Dinner 1975

Lollypalooza and Jim Molockee

No Love Lost

No Yesterdays 1950

Nobody Knows I'm Here 1980

The Personal Column

The Pony

Prairie Fire* 1956

Pronounce it Ay to Ryhme

The Rebel

So Much More 1947

A Story!

The Strange, the Foreign Faces*

Swiss Cottage

Sylvia

Tatiana

That Mrs. Benton (as "C. Thomas")

Them as Has Pride** 1957

This Side of Tomorrow 1962

The University Life* 1956

Tony

The Unloved 1950

The Victory

The Wasted Years

Winter Never Comes

A Woman in Love 1956

*Written for English 401 at UBC, taught by Earle Birney.

**Written for English 409 at UBC, taught by Earle Birney

Black and white photo of a woman with glasses and curly hair, wearing a light-colored top.

Betty, circa 1960