You namecheck some of my favourite writers here. EM Delafield is my go-to when I don’t know what else to read. Going to have to check out John Moore and Winifred Holtby next. Thank you!
Reading your appreciation of R C Sherriff reminded me of my own reaction to working my way through Henry Williamson's Chronicle of Ancient Sunlight, a 15 volume series of novels written between 1951 and 1969 but which engages in a semi-autobiographical journey from the 1860's through the first half of the twentieth century, recalling an increasingly unrecognisable England. This series seems almost forgotten now and HW largely only remembered for his nature books, especially the best known Tarka the Otter. However, HW was much more than that and was greatly appreciated by that great polymath, Anthony Burgess, who included the series in his "Ninety-nine Novels: The Best in English since 1939", alongside a host of luminaries who have continues to be lauded in a way HW has not. I strongly recommend giving the series a try and if you like the first, you have the pleasure of 14 more to come, not to mention a spin-off series of 4 books, The Flax of Dreams.
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Looking forward to reading this later on today with a nice cup of tea!
Try Margaret Kennedy, and Pamela Frankau's The Willow Cabin. Margaret K and E M Delafield were both Charlotte M Yonge fans.
Just got The Constant Nymph, which I think I've heard of, as a free download on Audible!
Thank you, I will!
This is fantastic - thanks so much for pointing me in the direction of Greengates, I'm adding to my reading list right now.
A truly wonderful period in literary history. Thank you, Sarah.
Oh, Greengates sounds marvelous! Thanks for sharing and enlightening me!
Thank you so much for this: it sounds gorgeous, & so witty.
Thanks for the mention! Looking forward to reading this novel ... one day.
You namecheck some of my favourite writers here. EM Delafield is my go-to when I don’t know what else to read. Going to have to check out John Moore and Winifred Holtby next. Thank you!
John Moore is local to here, all based on Tewkesbury. I think The Waters under the Earth is one of the best books I've read for ages
Very good to discover this, Sarah! Will add a link to my recent post on Sherriff.
Reading your appreciation of R C Sherriff reminded me of my own reaction to working my way through Henry Williamson's Chronicle of Ancient Sunlight, a 15 volume series of novels written between 1951 and 1969 but which engages in a semi-autobiographical journey from the 1860's through the first half of the twentieth century, recalling an increasingly unrecognisable England. This series seems almost forgotten now and HW largely only remembered for his nature books, especially the best known Tarka the Otter. However, HW was much more than that and was greatly appreciated by that great polymath, Anthony Burgess, who included the series in his "Ninety-nine Novels: The Best in English since 1939", alongside a host of luminaries who have continues to be lauded in a way HW has not. I strongly recommend giving the series a try and if you like the first, you have the pleasure of 14 more to come, not to mention a spin-off series of 4 books, The Flax of Dreams.
How interesting, I didn't know of anything he'd written except Tarka. I'll have a look
Sounds great! Some interesting biographical/career similarities between Sherriff and Wodehouse.
Love your work!