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Herbert Ernest Bates CBE (16 May 1905 – 29 January 1974) was an English writer, known for his gritty realistic short stories (he wrote more than 25 collections) and novels set in the early to mid 20th century of England mainly.
May 12, 2024 · H.E. Bates (born May 16, 1905, Rushden, Northamptonshire, England—died January 29, 1974, Canterbury, Kent) was an English novelist and short-story writer of high reputation and wide popularity. Bates attended grammar school at Kettering; he qualified for university
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Learn about the life and works of H.E. Bates, a prolific and versatile author of novels, stories, poems and plays. From his humble beginnings in Northamptonshire to his literary success and marriage, discover the highlights of his career and personality.
Learn about H.E. Bates, the author of The Darling Buds of May and other novels, short stories and essays. Explore his collection, shop online and watch interviews and adaptations.
Herbert Ernest Bates, CBE is widely recognised as one of the finest short story writers of his generation, with more than 20 story collections published in his lifetime.
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- January 29, 1974
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H.E. Bates has 196 books on Goodreads with 28473 ratings. H.E. Bates’s most popular book is The Darling Buds of May.
H. E. Bates was born in 1905 in Northamptonshire. He worked as a journalist and clerk on a local newspaper before publishing his first book, The Two Sisters, when he was twenty. In the next fifteen years he acquired a distinguished reputation for his stories about English country life.
