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Henry William Williamson (1 December 1895 – 13 August 1977) was an English writer who wrote novels concerned with wildlife, English social history, ruralism and the First World War. He was awarded the Hawthornden Prize for literature in 1928 for his book Tarka the Otter .
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- 13 August 1977 (aged 81), Twyford Abbey, London, England
- 1 December 1895, Brockley, London, England
Henry Williamson (born Dec. 1, 1895, Bedfordshire, Eng.—died Aug. 13, 1977, Berkshire) English novelist who is known for his sensitive but unsentimental handling of nature themes. After World War I service, Williamson became a journalist in London, but he disliked city life and moved to England’s West Country.
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The Henry Williamson Society. The writer Henry Williamson was born in London in 1895. Naturalist, soldier, journalist, farmer, motor enthusiast and author of over fifty books, his descriptions of nature and the First World War have been highly praised for their accuracy.
A Writer's Life. HENRY WILLIAMSON, WRITER, 1895–1977. Key Dates in the life of Henry Williamson. Biography pages which briefly explore and explain his life and work, compiled by ANNE WILLIAMSON on behalf of the Henry Williamson Society. Henry Williamson: Dreamer of Devon.
Faber, 1958. New edition Henry Williamson Society, 2008 . A more factual account of Williamson’s life in preparing the River Bray at Shallowford for salmon fishing at the time of the writing of Salar the Salmon. See the Society Publications page for further details about its new edition. 'Some Nature Writers and Civilisation'
Henry Williamson. Biography. Henry Williamson is best remembered for his nature books, in particular Tarka the Otter and Salar the Salmon. This is unfortunate for, worthy though these books are, he made a much greater contribution to English literature.
Henry William Williamson (1 December 1895 – 13 August 1977) was an English soldier, naturalist, farmer and ruralist writer known for his natural history and social history novels, as well as for his fascist sympathies. He won the Hawthornden Prize for literature in 1928 with his book 'Tarka the Otter'.
