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Walter Allen
AuthorBooks · Second hand1911-1995
Walter Ernest Allen was an English literary critic and novelist and one of the Birmingham Group of authors. He is best known for his classic study The English Novel: a Short Critical History (1951).
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About Walter Allen
Birth
1911
Death
1995
First book
1938
Years writing
88
Walter Ernest Allen was an English literary critic and novelist and one of the Birmingham Group of authors. He is best known for his classic study The English Novel: a Short Critical History (1951).
Walter Allen was a multifaceted figure who excelled in both literary creation and critical analysis.
Born in Aston in 1911, he dedicated his life to exploring literature through his roles as a poet, novelist, and journalist.
His seminal work Reading a novel remains an essential reference for understanding the art of narrative.
Throughout his prolific career, he published a total of 39 works ranging from fiction to literary criticism.
His intellectual legacy is deeply rooted in the history and evolution of 20th-century English fiction.
