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Walter Ernest Allen (23 February 1911 – 28 February 1995) 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). Life and career Allen was born in Aston, Birmingham; he drew on his working-class roots for All in a Lifetime (1959), generally considered his best novel. He was educated at King Edward's Grammar School and the University of Birmingham, graduating in 1932—his friends at that period included Henry Reed and Louis MacNeice. He taught and took numerous temporary academic positions. In 1935, he was a Visiting Lecturer in English at the University of Iowa, Iowa City; from 1955 to 1956 he was visiting professor of English at Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; from 1963 to 1964 he was visiting professor of English, Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York, and in 1967 he was at University of Kansas, Lawrence, and University of Washington, Seattle. He also worked in journalism, being at one time literary editor of the New Statesman; and was a broadcaster. In 1967 he took a position as Professor of English Studies at the New University of Ulster. Allen published many novels early in his career mostly dealing with the life of the working class in England. As I Walked Down New Grub Street which accounts his meetings with prominent literary figures was published in 1982. After a significant break from fiction-writing for 27 years he published Get Out Early in 1986. He was known as an editor of George Gissing. He wrote some poetry, which appeared in John Lehmann's publications in the 1940s. He left much writing in manuscript. He died in London. Works Novels Innocence is Drowned (1938) Blind Man's Ditch (1939) Living Space (1940) The Black Country (1946) Rogue Elephant (1946) Dead Man Over All (1950) All in a Lifetime (1959) [U.S. title: Three Score and Ten] Get Out Early (1986) Accosting Profiles (1989) Short stories The Festive Baked-Potato Cart (1948) Criticism Writers on Writing (1948), editor Reading a Novel (1949) Arnold Bennett (1949) The English Novelists series Joyce Cary (1953) The English Novel; a Short Critical History (1954) The Novel Today (1955) Six Great Novelists (1955) George Eliot (1964) Tradition and Dream: The English and American Novel from the Twenties to Our Time (1964) The Urgent West (1969) The Short Story in English (1981) Autobiography As I Walked Down New Grub Street (1981) Archives Papers of Walter Allen are held at the Cadbury Research Library (University of Birmingham). References. Discover the Walter Allen popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Walter Allen books.
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State Nebraska v. Walter Allen Green
Supreme Court of NebraskaThis is an appeal from a plea of guilty and sentence on the charge of burglary of the American Legion Club in Chadron, Nebraska. The record shows that the defendant waived a prelim...
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Robert G. Faircloth v. Walter E. Hill and Willey E. Allen
Special Division A. Supreme Court of FloridaAppellant Faircloth, who was plaintiff below, seeks reversal of a final judgment entered pursuant to an order sustaining appellee Hills motion to dismiss the amended complaint as t...
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Stanton
Walter StahrNew York Times bestselling author Walter Stahr tells the story of Edwin Stanton, who served as Secretary of War in Abraham Lincoln’s cabinet. “This exhaustively researched, wellpac...
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Allen E. Humphrey v. Walter W. Ahlschlager
Supreme Court Of UtahThis is an appeal from a judgment entered against appellant, Allen E. Humphrey. In a single point of error, Humphrey contends that the trial court abused its discretion in overruli...
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Ghost Stories
Leslie S. Klinger & Lisa MortonA masterful collection of ghost stories that have been overlooked by contemporary readersincluding tales by celebrated authors such as Charles Dickens, Sir Walter Scott, Mark Twain...
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In Re Estate of Charles Walter Allen
Colorado Court of AppealsJack A. Martin, plaintiff in error, was convicted of vehicular homicide and sentenced to the state penitentiary. From that judgment he brings writ of error here. He will hereinafte...
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The American Experiment
David M. RubensteinTHE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES AND WALL STREET JOURNAL BESTSELLERThe capstone book in a trilogy from the New York Times bestselling author of How to Lead and The American Story and hos...
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Chrysler Corporation v. Walter E. Allen
Supreme Court of the State of Oklahoma1 The present controversy grew out of the relationship, and course of dealing, between plaintiff in error, the manufacturer of Chrysler, Dodge, and Plymouth automobiles, hereinafte...
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The Quartermaster
Robert O'Harrow“The lively story of the Civil War’s most unlikelyand most uncelebratedgenius” (The Wall Street Journal)General Montgomery C. Meigs, who built the Union Army and was judged by Abra...
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Death Is Not The End.
Walter Allen PerryPearly gates or the fiery pits of hell aren't the only things waiting for those that have experienced death's embrace. Some choose to stick to what they know, while others emb...
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Allen Gewalten zum Trotz
Erwin RosenDiese Ausgabe von "Allen Gewalten zum Trotz" wurde mit einem funktionalen Layout erstellt und sorgfältig formatiert. Erwin Carlé (Pseudonym Erwin Rosen; 18761923) war ein deutscher...
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Lincoln and the Power of the Press
Harold Holzer“Lincoln believed that ‘with public sentiment nothing can fail; without it, nothing can succeed.’ Harold Holzer makes a significant contribution to our understanding of Lincoln’s l...
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My First Book
Various AuthorsWith centuries of literature, it's inevitable that some will fall through the cracks. We hunt down public domain works and restore them so they're not lost to the world. Who are w...