H.E. Bates

Praise for How Sleep the Brave

These stories, wry, often poignant, still move the reader today

The Times

After 60 years of writing and reading, I would place H.E. Bates as one of the best short-story writers of my time

Graham Greene

One of the most vividly evocative writers of English ... able to conjure up in a handful of words whole landscapes and moods

Listener

These stories, wry, often poignant, still move the reader today

The Times

After 60 years of writing and reading, I would place H.E. Bates as one of the best short-story writers of my time

Graham Greene

One of the most vividly evocative writers of English ... able to conjure up in a handful of words whole landscapes and moods

Listener

These stories, wry, often poignant, still move the reader today

The Times

After 60 years of writing and reading, I would place H.E. Bates as one of the best short-story writers of my time

Graham Greene

One of the most vividly evocative writers of English ... able to conjure up in a handful of words whole landscapes and moods

Listener

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