"Film 4 called it ""an underrated adaptation of Graham Greene's novel...Although it received little attention when first released, this fascinating character study is ripe for reappraisal now, with the relationship between the two men making for quietly gripping viewing."" England Made Me (film) England Made Me is a 1973 British drama film directed by Peter Duffell, starring Peter Finch, Michael York, Hildegarde Neil, and Michael Hordern, and based on the novel ""England Made Me"" by Graham Greene. Tony Wollard's art direction was nominated for a British BAFTA Award. The film changes the novel's setting from Sweden to Nazi Germany. Duffel"
"arouses responses of curiosity and attention comparable to those set up by Malraux, Faulkner and Hemingway"" while ""The Daily Telegraph"" termed him never less than ""wonderfully readable"". ""The New York Times"" concluded its review by asserting that ""Too often the author of ""England Made Me"" seems to be shadow-boxing, not delivering the full punch. But the story is skillfully fabricated, and the suspense so well maintained that any one who starts it is certain to go to the end."" It was made into a film in 1973, starring Michael York as Anthony, but the setting was changed to Nazi Germany."
"England Made Me (album) England Made Me is the debut studio album by English indie rock band Black Box Recorder, whose members include Luke Haines, Sarah Nixey and John Moore, released in July 1998 via Chrysalis Records. The chorus of the song ""Child Psychology"" featured a highly controversial line: ""Life is unfair, kill yourself or get over it"". This led to the song being banned on UK radio and MTV. However, the sardonic nature of the song also gained praise from critics, with one calling it 'refreshingly blunt'. The single was released in the US shortly after the Columbine massacre,"
"England Your England ""England Your England"" is an essay written by the British author George Orwell during The Blitz of 1941 as bombers of Nazi Germany flew overhead. It is his attempt to define British culture and the British people for the rest of the world as he fears that it might soon be wiped from earth by the Nazi armies. He also states that England would not change into a fascist state and cannot unless she is thoroughly broken. The essay is in fact the first part of """", published 19 January 1941, as the first volume of a"
"England, England England, England is a satirical postmodern novel by Julian Barnes, published and shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1998. While researchers have also pointed out the novel's characteristic dystopian and farcical elements, Barnes himself described the novel as a 'semi-farce'. ""England, England"" broaches the idea of replicating England in a theme park on the Isle of Wight. It calls into question ideas of national identity, invented traditions, the creations of myths and the authenticity of history and memory. ""England, England"" is divided into three parts entitled ""England"", ""England, England"" and ""Anglia"". The first part focuses on the protagonist"
"be a roman à clef. The novel won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for fiction in 1933. The title alludes to the refrain ""England, My England"" of the poem ""Pro Rege Nostro"" by William Ernest Henley. Set in 1920s England, the book takes the form of a travel memoir by a young Scotsman who has been invalided away from the Western Front, ""Donald Cameron"", whose father's will forces him to reside in England. There he writes for a series of London newspapers, before being commissioned by a Welshman to write a book about the English from the view of"
"was Dorothy L. Sayers, while Georgette Heyer created the historical romance genre. In 2003 the BBC carried out a UK survey entitled ""The Big Read"" in order to find the ""nation's best-loved novel"" of all time, with works by English novelists Tolkien, Austen, Pullman, Adams and Rowling making up the top five on the list. English novel The English novel is an important part of English literature. This article mainly concerns novels, written in English, by novelists who were born or have spent a significant part of their lives in England, or Scotland, or Wales, or Northern Ireland (or Ireland"
"English novel The English novel is an important part of English literature. This article mainly concerns novels, written in English, by novelists who were born or have spent a significant part of their lives in England, or Scotland, or Wales, or Northern Ireland (or Ireland before 1922). However, given the nature of the subject, this guideline has been applied with common sense, and reference is made to novels in other languages or novelists who are not primarily British where appropriate. The English novel has generally been seen as beginning with Daniel Defoe's ""Robinson Crusoe"" (1719) and ""Moll Flanders"" (1722), though"
"Made in Britain Made in Britain is a 1982 British television play written by David Leland, and directed by Alan Clarke, about a 16-year-old racist skinhead named Trevor (played by Tim Roth), and his constant confrontations with authority figures. It was originally broadcast on ITV on 10 July 1983 as fourth in an untitled series of works by Leland (including ""Birth of a Nation""), loosely based around the British educational system, which subsequently acquired the overall title of ""Tales Out of School"". As with many Alan Clarke works, the director attempts to depict English working-class life realistically, without moralising or"
"leading to the line ""kill yourself"" being censored on the US release. The cover features a photograph of wrestler Adrian Street with his miner father taken in 1973 by Dennis Hutchinson at Beynon's Colliery in Blaina, Wales. All songs written by Luke Haines and John Moore, except for where noted. England Made Me (album) England Made Me is the debut studio album by English indie rock band Black Box Recorder, whose members include Luke Haines, Sarah Nixey and John Moore, released in July 1998 via Chrysalis Records. The chorus of the song ""Child Psychology"" featured a highly controversial line: ""Life"
"England, Their England England, Their England (1933) is an affectionately satirical comic novel of 1920s English urban and rural society by the Scottish writer A. G. Macdonell. It is particularly famed for its portrayal of village cricket. One of a genre at the time, the novel examines the changing nature of English society during the interwar period. The style and subject matter recall the works of Evelyn Waugh and P. G. Wodehouse, Macdonell's contemporaries, as well as earlier writers such as Jerome K. Jerome. It is also known for its description of traditional village cricket. The novel is purported to"
"concerns a scandal in a regiment of the Indian cavalry in the 1880s. ""Conduct Unbecoming"" transferred to the West End in July 1969, playing at the Queen's Theatre. Michael Billington wrote of the play: This play too was translated into a film, ""Conduct Unbecoming"", with Stacy Keach, Richard Attenborough and Trevor Howard in starring roles. England's second novel, ""No Man's Land"", was published by Jonathan Cape in 1997. He married actress Diane Clare (1938–2013) in 1967, with whom he had two children; Kate and Christopher. They remained married until his death in 2009. Barry England Barry England (16 March 1932"
"I Served the King of England I Served the King of England () is a novel by the Czech writer Bohumil Hrabal. The story is set in Prague in the 1940s, during the Nazi occupation and early communism, and follows a young man who alternately gets into trouble and has successes. Hrabal wrote the book during a period of censorship in the early 70s. It began circulating in 1971, and was formally published in 1983. It was adapted into a 2006 film with the same title, directed by Jiří Menzel, a noted director of the Czech New Wave. The novel"
"on 12 January 1946. In 2003 the BBC carried out a UK survey entitled ""The Big Read"" in order to find the ""nation's best-loved novel"" of all time, with works by English novelists J. R. R. Tolkien, Jane Austen, Philip Pullman, Douglas Adams and J. K. Rowling making up the top five on the list. England has a long and rich musical history. The United Kingdom has, like most European countries, undergone a roots revival in the last half of the 20th century. English music has been an instrumental and leading part of this phenomenon, which peaked at the end"
"Helen Fielding Helen Fielding (born 1958) is an English novelist and screenwriter, best known as the creator of the fictional character Bridget Jones, and a sequence of novels and films beginning with the life of a thirtysomething singleton in London trying to make sense of life and love. ""Bridget Jones's Diary"" (1996) and "" "" (1999) were published in 40 countries and sold more than 15 million copies. The two films of the same name achieved international success. In a survey conducted by ""The Guardian"" newspaper, ""Bridget Jones’s Diary"" was named as one of the ten novels that best defined"
"England Is Mine England Is Mine is a 2017 biographical drama film, based on the early years of singer Morrissey, before he formed The Smiths in 1982 with Johnny Marr. Originally titled ""Steven"" (Morrissey's first name), the title of the film comes from a lyric in the Smiths' song ""Still Ill"": """"England is mine, and it owes me a living"""". The film is an unauthorized portrayal of Morrissey's pre-success teen years. The film stars Jack Lowden as Morrissey, and was written and directed by Mark Gill. It co-stars Jessica Brown Findlay as Linder Sterling and Laurie Kynaston as Johnny Marr."
"cell. The music in the opening scene is the song ""UK82"" by Scottish punk rock band The Exploited. Made in Britain Made in Britain is a 1982 British television play written by David Leland, and directed by Alan Clarke, about a 16-year-old racist skinhead named Trevor (played by Tim Roth), and his constant confrontations with authority figures. It was originally broadcast on ITV on 10 July 1983 as fourth in an untitled series of works by Leland (including ""Birth of a Nation""), loosely based around the British educational system, which subsequently acquired the overall title of ""Tales Out of School""."
"E. L. James Erika Leonard (née Mitchell; born 7 March 1963), known by her pen name E. L. James, is an English author. She wrote the bestselling erotic romance trilogy ""Fifty Shades of Grey"", ""Fifty Shades Darker"", and ""Fifty Shades Freed"", along with the companion novels """" and """"; and under the name Snowqueen's Icedragon the Twilight fan fiction ""Master of the Universe"" that was the basis for the Fifty Shades trilogy. The combined novels have sold over 125 million copies worldwide, over 35 million copies in the United States and set the record in the United Kingdom as the"
"literary work ever written. In 2015, writers from outside the UK voted it first among all British novels ""by a landslide"". The various film and television adaptations of Eliot's books have re-introduced her to the wider reading public. George Eliot Mary Anne Evans (22 November 1819 – 22 December 1880; alternatively Mary Ann or Marian), known by her pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist, poet, journalist, translator, and one of the leading writers of the Victorian era. She wrote seven novels, including ""Adam Bede"" (1859), ""The Mill on the Floss"" (1860), ""Silas Marner"" (1861), ""Romola"" (1862–63), ""Middlemarch"" (1871–72),"
"Ernest Raymond Ernest Raymond (1888–1974) was a British novelist, best known for his first novel, ""Tell England"" (1922), set in World War I. His next biggest success was ""We, The Accused"" (1935), generally thought to be a reworking of the Crippen case. He wrote over fifty novels. Raymond's autobiography was published in two volumes; the first, ""The Story of My Days, 1888–1922,"" was published in 1968; the second, ""Please You, Draw Near, 1922–1968"", in 1969. He was appointed an OBE in 1972, and died in 1974. Ernest Raymond was born in Argentières, France, the illegitimate son of an army officer."
"Our Island Story Our Island Story: A Child's History of England is a book by Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall, first published in 1905 in London by T. C. & E. C. Jack. It covers the history of England from the time of the Roman occupation until Queen Victoria's death, using a mixture of traditional history and mythology to explain the story of British history in a way accessible to younger readers. Prime Minister David Cameron chose ""Our Island Story"" when asked to select his favourite childhood book in October 2010: The book depicts the union of England and Scotland as a"
"Candida Lycett Green Candida Rose Lycett Green (née Betjeman; 22 September 194219 August 2014) was a British author who wrote sixteen books including ""English Cottages"", ""Goodbye London"", ""The Perfect English House"", ""Over the Hills and Far Away"" and ""The Dangerous Edge of Things"". Her television documentaries included ""The Englishwoman and the Horse"", and ""The Front Garden"". ""Unwrecked England"", based on a regular column of the same name she wrote for ""The Oldie"" since 1992, was published in 2009. Lycett Green has been described as ""the finest writer of our time on the English countryside"". She edited and introduced her father"
"Barry England Barry England (16 March 1932 – 21 May 2009) was an English novelist and playwright. He is chiefly known for his 1968 thriller ""Figures in a Landscape"", which was nominated for the inaugural Booker Prize. England was raised in a Roman Catholic household and studied at Downside School. He joined the British Army and served in the Far Eastern theatre, where he did his share of arduous marches ""over two or three mountains in a day"". His stint in the army would serve England well later in his literary career. He studied at RADA as a playwright, and"
"to become Queen of England. MGM bought the rights to the novel in 1945. Katherine Anne Porter and Jan Lustig signed to write the script and Sidney Franklin was producer. Early on Elizabeth Taylor was mentioned for a role. However she was young; Deborah Kerr signed with MGM and she was announced as star, and the part written older. MGM announced filming in England in 1948, with Kerr to make it after ""Edward, My Son"". Filming ended up being postponed. Then Jean Simmons was announced as lead. This was partly at the behest of J. Arthur Rank who had Simmons"
"Isobel English June Guesdon Braybrooke (born June Guesdon Jolliffe; 9 June 1920 in London – 30 May 1994 in London), better known by her pen name Isobel English, was an English writer. Her best-known novel is ""Every Eye"". Born in London to the Welsh civil servant John Mayne Jolliffe (1885–1957) and his Tasmanian wife May Guesdon (1885–1966), June was sent to Brittany when she was two for a salt-water cure for tuberculosis of the spine. Upon her return, she was sent in 1928 to La Retraite, a convent school in Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, which she described in her 1956 novel ""Every"
"A. G. Macdonell Archibald Gordon Macdonell (3 November 1895 – 16 January 1941) was a Scottish writer, journalist and broadcaster, whose most famous work is the gently satirical novel ""England, Their England"" (1933). Born in Poona, India, A. G. Macdonell's family were Scottish. His father was a physician, and he was educated at Winchester where he excelled academically and at sports, representing the school at association football and golf. During World War I, he served for two years as a lieutenant of the Royal Field Artillery before being invalided out of the army, possibly because of shell shock. (Lieutenant Cameron,"
"Arthur Mee Arthur Henry Mee (21 July 187527 May 1943) was a British writer, journalist and educator. He is best known for ""The Harmsworth Self-Educator"", ""The Children's Encyclopædia"", ""The Children's Newspaper"", and ""The King's England"". He produced other works, usually with a patriotic tone, especially on the subjects of history or the countryside. He was born on 21 July 1875 at Stapleford near Nottingham, England, the second of the ten children of Henry Mee (b. 1852), railway fireman, and his wife, Mary (née Fletcher). As a boy he earned money from reading the reports of Parliament to a local blind"
"Arthur Mee Arthur Henry Mee (21 July 187527 May 1943) was a British writer, journalist and educator. He is best known for ""The Harmsworth Self-Educator"", ""The Children's Encyclopædia"", ""The Children's Newspaper"", and ""The King's England"". He produced other works, usually with a patriotic tone, especially on the subjects of history or the countryside. He was born on 21 July 1875 at Stapleford near Nottingham, England, the second of the ten children of Henry Mee (b. 1852), railway fireman, and his wife, Mary (née Fletcher). As a boy he earned money from reading the reports of Parliament to a local blind"
"in December 2007 in the United States. Atonement (novel) Atonement is a 2001 British metafiction novel written by Ian McEwan concerning the understanding of and responding to the need for personal atonement. Set in three time periods, 1935 England, Second World War England and France, and present-day England, it covers an upper-class girl's half-innocent mistake that ruins lives, her adulthood in the shadow of that mistake, and a reflection on the nature of writing. Widely regarded as one of McEwan's best works, it was shortlisted for the 2001 Booker Prize for fiction. In 2010, ""TIME"" magazine named ""Atonement"" in its"
"novelized for Editions Autrement as ""Chambre d'ombre"". Julian Gloag Julian Gloag (born July 2 1930) is an English novelist and screenwriter. He is the author of eleven novels, the best known of which is his first, ""Our Mother’s House"" (1963), which was made into a film of the same name starring Dirk Bogarde. Gloag was born in London, where he was largely brought up. He attended Magdalene College, Cambridge, and then emigrated to the United States before settling in France. Though his literary reputation has declined somewhat in Britain, he remains popular in France, where he has lived much of"
"Henry Farrell Henry Farrell (September 27, 1920 – March 29, 2006) was an American novelist and screenwriter, best known as the author of the renowned gothic horror story ""What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?"", which was made into a film starring Bette Davis and Joan Crawford. He was born Charles Farrell Myers in California, and grew up in Chowchilla, California. Under the name ""Charles F Myer"", he wrote the ""Toffee"" short stories. Later taking the pseudonym Henry Farrell, his first novel was ""The Hostage"", which was published in 1959. With Lukas Heller, he co-wrote the screenplay for ""Hush… Hush, Sweet"
"English Hours English Hours is a book of travel writing by Henry James published in 1905. The book collected various essays James had written on England over a period of more than thirty years, beginning in the 1870s. The essays had originally appeared in such periodicals as ""The Nation"", ""The Century Magazine"", ""Scribner's Magazine"", ""The Galaxy"" and ""Lippincott's Magazine"". James wrote a new introduction for the book and extensively revised many of the essays to create a more coherent whole. England was James' adopted country, so it is not surprising that the essays in ""English Hours"" are primarily positive and"
"Emma Smith (author) Emma Smith (21 August 1923 – 24 April 2018) was an English novelist, who also wrote for children and published two volumes of autobiography. Born as Elspeth Hallsmith in Cornwall, she was educated privately up to the age of 16, when she decided to take up a job at the War Office. During the Second World War, she volunteered to work on the canals as a boatwoman. Later on, her experiences as a trainee boatwoman on the Grand Union Canal would become the basis for her debut novel, ""Maidens' Trip"". In September 1946, Smith, still only 23,"