biography
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| male
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| lived:
| (1911/12–66)
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| biography:
| Poet and historical novelist, born in Wednesbury, West Midlands, C England, UK. He studied at Birmingham University, and became a schoolteacher and writer. After service in World War 2 he co-founded the New Apocalypse movement, a reactionary wave against the literary trends of the 1930s. His style appealed particularly to young readers, and notable works include collections of verse, The Black Seasons (1945) and The Exiles (1952), and the novel The Bronze Sword (1965). Among his historical novels are The Eagles Have Flown (1954), Red Queen, White Queen (1958), and The Green Man (1966). |
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