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Ronald Blythe

Ronald Blythe is an English editor and writer, born and raised in rural Suffolk. He is best known for Akenfield, and has published several novels and essay collections, most recently At the Yeoman’s House. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, which awarded him the 2006 Benson Medal for lifelong achievement, and has been the president of the John Clare Society since its founding. He lives at Bottengoms Farm in Suffolk.

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Roses in December: Edwardian Recollections

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East End Underworld: Chapters in the Life of Arthur Harding

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The People's England

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The Victorian Countryside

edited by Gordon E. Mingay

The Gentleman's Country House and Its Plan 1835-1914

by Jill Franklin

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