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H. E. Bates
Writing · 1905–1974 · Northamptonshire, England, UK
Biography
Herbert Ernest Bates CBE (16 May 1905 – 29 January 1974), better known as H. E. Bates, was an English writer of novels and short stories. His best-known works include Love for Lydia, The Darling Buds of May, and My Uncle Silas.
Known for
ITV Playhouse
Writer
The Darling Buds of May
Novel
The Larkins
Novel
Country Matters
Story
Fair Stood the Wind for France
Novel
My Uncle Silas
Short Story
Childhood
Writer
The Purple Plain
Novel
Breeze Anstey
Novel
The Mating Game
Novel
Filmography
- 2021The LarkinsNovel
- 2001My Uncle SilasShort Story
- 1998Under the SunNovel
- 1995Feast of JulyNovel
- 1995A Month by the LakeNovel
- 1991The Darling Buds of MayNovel
- 1984Missing PersonNovel
- 1980Fair Stood the Wind for FranceNovel
- 1979A Moment in TimeWriter
- 1977ChildhoodWriter
- 1973The Four BeautiesStory
- 1973The Ring of TruthStory
- 1973An Aspidistra in BabylonNovel
- 1973The Little FarmStory
- 1972The Triple EchoNovel
- 1972Breeze AnsteyNovel
- 1972The MillStory
- 1972Country MattersStory
- 1971DulcimaStory
- 1968Death and the Cherry TreeOriginal Story
- 1967ITV PlayhouseWriter
- 1959The Mating GameNovel
- 1955SummertimeScreenplay
- 1954The Purple PlainNovel
- 1947The Loves of Joanna GoddenWriter
- —The Simple LifeStory
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