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H.E. Bates

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born

May 16, 1905 in Rushden, Northamptonshire, The United Kingdom

died

January 29, 1974

gender

male

website

http://www.hebates.co.uk/

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Literature & Fiction

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He was born in Rushden, Northamptonshire, and educated at Kettering Grammar School. After leaving school, he worked as a reporter and a warehouse clerk.

Many of his stories depict life in the rural Midlands of England, particularly his native Northamptonshire. Bates was partial to taking long midnight walks around the Northamptonshire countryside - and this often provided the inspiration for his stories. Bates was a great lover of the countryside and its people and this is exemplified in two volumes of essays entitled Through the Woods and Down the River. Both have been reprinted numerous times.

In 1931, he married Madge Cox, his sweetheart from the next road in his native Rushden. They moved to the village of Little Chart in Kent and bought...more

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Average rating: 3.87 · 1,145 ratings · 124 reviews · 80 distinct works

	The Darling Buds Of May 4.05 avg rating — 263 ratings — published 1958 — 20 editions	My rating:
	Fair Stood the Wind for France 3.83 avg rating — 141 ratings — published 1944 — 20 editions	My rating:
	A Breath Of French Air 3.99 avg rating — 89 ratings — 9 editions	My rating:
	Love For Lydia 3.78 avg rating — 94 ratings — published 1956 — 8 editions	My rating:
	Oh! To Be In England 4.03 avg rating — 62 ratings — published 1963 — 9 editions	My rating:
	When The Green Woods Laugh 4.03 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 1960 — 5 editions	My rating:
	Feast of July 3.44 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 1954 — 6 editions	My rating:
	A Little Of What You Fancy 3.92 avg rating — 48 ratings — published 1970 — 7 editions	My rating:
	The Jacaranda Tree 3.77 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 1949 — 5 editions	My rating:
	The Purple Plain 3.73 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 1947 — 5 editions	My rating:

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