H. E. Bates

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H. E. Bates was a 20th-century English author best known for his novels and short stories depicting rural life, including the popular "The Darling Buds of May" series.

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instanceOf human
novelist
short story writer
adaptedInto The Darling Buds of May (1991 TV series) NERFINISHED
The Purple Plain (1954 film) NERFINISHED
child Jonathan Bates NERFINISHED
Richard Bates NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship England
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1905-05-16
dateOfDeath 1974-01-29
employer Royal Air Force NERFINISHED
familyName Bates NERFINISHED
fullName Herbert Ernest Bates NERFINISHED
gender male
genre romantic fiction
rural fiction
short story
givenName Herbert
languageOfWorkOrName English
middleName Ernest NERFINISHED
militaryService Royal Air Force during World War II
movement 20th-century English literature
notableSeries The Darling Buds of May series NERFINISHED
notableWork A Breath of French Air NERFINISHED
A Little of What You Fancy NERFINISHED
Fair Stood the Wind for France NERFINISHED
Love for Lydia NERFINISHED
Oh! To Be in England NERFINISHED
The Darling Buds of May NERFINISHED
The Jacaranda Tree NERFINISHED
The Purple Plain NERFINISHED
When the Green Woods Laugh NERFINISHED
numberOfChildren 4
occupation author
novelist
short story writer
placeOfBirth Rushden, Northamptonshire, England NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Canterbury, Kent, England NERFINISHED
residence Kent, England NERFINISHED
spouse Marjorie Helen Cox NERFINISHED
workPeriod 1920s
1930s
1940s
1950s
1960s
1970s
wroteAbout English countryside
rural life in England

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