H. E. Bates
Bates was one of the most accomplished English short story writers of the twentieth century, whose tales of rural life and nature owe much to Chekhov and Lawrence. Fair Stood the Wind for France is his finest novel.
Works
- Fair Stood the Wind for FranceNovel of British soldiers in occupied France during World War Two
- The Purple PlainNovel of a British RAF pilot's struggle and redemption in Burma
- Love for LydiaNovel of passionate love in wartime England
- The Darling Buds of MayPastoral novel of a Kentish farming family's joys and sorrows
- The Scarlet Sword