Ronald Blythe has written novels, short stories, poetry, literary criticism and social history. Among his books are Akenfield, now a Penguin Modern Classic, The Age of Illusion, The View in Winter, Divine Landscapes, Aldeburgh Anthology, The Assassin (his most recent novel), and Aftermath: Selected Prose 1950- 2010. He has published critical studies of Jane Austen, Thomas Hardy, William Hazlitt and Henry James and for many years has been President of the John Clare Society. He has received honorary degrees from the universities of East Anglia, Essex and Anglia Ruskin and in 2006 was awarded the Benson Medal, the highest honour of the Royal Society of Literature.

About the Author

Ronald Blythe has written novels, short stories, poetry, literary criticism and social history. Among his books are Akenfield, now a Penguin Modern Classic, The Age of Illusion, The View in Winter, Divine Landscapes, Aldeburgh Anthology, The Assassin (his most recent novel), and Aftermath: Selected Prose 1950- 2010. He has published critical studies of Jane Austen, Thomas Hardy, William Hazlitt and Henry James and for many years has been President of the John Clare Society. He has received honorary degrees from the universities of East Anglia, Essex and Anglia Ruskin and in 2006 was awarded the Benson Medal, the highest honour of the Royal Society of Literature.

Reviews

'The whole book is a poem: Sheer delight' - The Spectator 'This is a production of old age, gentle but not soft, both tough-minded and charitable.' The TLS 'A hand-polished gem of a book' The Tablet