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'Ronald Blythe' (born 1922) is an English writer and editor, best known in his native England for his ''Akenfield: Portrait of an English Village'' (1969), a portrait of agricultural life in Suffolk from the turn of the century to the 1960s. As editor of Penguin Classics for more than 20 years, Blythe has edited modern editions of works by writers such as Thomas Hardy, Henry James and William Hazlitt. He has also prepared a number of compilations, including ''The Pleasure of Diaries'' (1989) and ''Private Words: Letters and Diaries from the Second World War'' (1993).
Blythe was awarded a Benson Medal in 2006.
Blythe was born in Suffolk, England and educated in Sudbury, Suffolk. He was a reference librarian in Colchester for ten years, where he founded the Colchester Literary Society. While a young man, he worked for Benjamin Britten at the Aldeburgh Festival.
Blythe has lived in East Anglia since 1955 when he became a writer full time.
Much of Blythe's work focuses on the subject of rural England.
★ Introductory remarks at the awarding of Doctor of the University from Essex
★ Bibliography (to 2000)
Blythe was awarded a Benson Medal in 2006.
| Contents |
| Personal life |
| List of publications (partial) |
| Works as an author |
| Contributions as an editor |
| References |
Personal life
Blythe was born in Suffolk, England and educated in Sudbury, Suffolk. He was a reference librarian in Colchester for ten years, where he founded the Colchester Literary Society. While a young man, he worked for Benjamin Britten at the Aldeburgh Festival.
Blythe has lived in East Anglia since 1955 when he became a writer full time.
List of publications (partial)
Much of Blythe's work focuses on the subject of rural England.
References
★ Introductory remarks at the awarding of Doctor of the University from Essex
★ Bibliography (to 2000)
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