Walter Ernest Allen

Background

He was born in Aston, Birmingham. He drew on his working-class roots for All in a Lifetime (1959), generally considered his best novel.

Education

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.

Career

Freelance author and broadcaster. Visiting Professor.of English,Coe College, Iowa 1955-1956, Vassar College, United States of America 1963-1964, University of Kansas 1967. Literary Editor New Statesman 1959-1961.

Professor, of English Studies, New University of Ulster 1968-1973.

Berg Professor, of English, New York University 1970-1971: Visiting Professor, of English, Dalhousie University, Canada 1973-1974. C. P. Miles Professor, of English, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, United States of America 1974-1975.

Works

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  • Tradition and Dream: The English and American Novel From the Twenties to Our Time

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  • Six Great Novelists
  • Joyce Cary,
  • Reading A Novel
  • Rogue Elephant
  • TRADITION AND DREAM. The English and American Novel from the Twenties to Our Times.
  • The Short Story in English by Walter Ernest Allen (1981-01-22)

Connections

Married Peggy Yorke Joy.

Spouse:

Peggy Yorke