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William Emrys Williams (1896–1977)

Author of A Book of English Essays

8+ Works 352 Members 2 Reviews

About the Author

Includes the name: Sir William Emrys Williams

Also includes: W. E. Williams (1)

Works by William Emrys Williams

A Book of English Essays (1942) — Editor — 264 copies, 2 reviews
The Reader's Guide (1960) — Editor — 34 copies
The Penguin Story, 1935-1956 (1956) 33 copies
Allen Lane: A Personal Portrait (1973) 17 copies
TENNYSON 1 copy
Browning. Poems. A Selection by W.E. Williams. (1973) — Composer — 1 copy
Browning 1 copy
Selected poems D H Lawrence 1 copy
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Associated Works

The Diary of a Nobody (1892) — Editor, some editions — 3,605 copies, 100 reviews
The Garden Party (Collection) (1922) — Introduction, some editions — 1,681 copies, 49 reviews
Tennyson: Selected Poems (Penguin Classics) (1985) — Editor — 574 copies, 3 reviews
Selected Poems (The Penguin poets) (1979) — Editor — 438 copies, 3 reviews
Browning: A Selection by W. E. Williams (1954) — Editor — 172 copies, 1 review
D. H. Lawrence Selected poems: Chosen with an introduction by W. E. Williams (1950) — Editor — 77 copies
Wordsworth Poems Selected by W.E. Williams (1954) — Editor — 75 copies
Transactions of the Caernarvonshire Historical Society, vol. 10, 1949 (1949) — Contributor — 1 copy

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Birthdate
1896-10-05
Date of death
1977-03-30
Gender
male
Occupations
Editor-in-Chief
Organizations
Penguin Books
British Institute of Adult Education
Relationships
Lane, Allen (collaborator)
Nationality
UK
Birthplace
Manchester, England, UK
Place of death
Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Associated Place (for map)
England, UK

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Book of English Essays, A by W. E. Williams
Classic collection
Nov 19, 20171 other review
antimuzak2,206 reviews
A Book of English Essays (Pelican S.) by W. E. Williams
A survey of British prose presents notable essays by Bacon, Addison, Lamb, Stevenson, Priestley, Huxley, Pritchett, and others.
Oct 22, 20051 other review

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Alfred Lord Tennyson
Thomas Hardy
Robert Browning
D. H. Lawrence
William Wordsworth
Caernarvonshire Historical Society
Aldous Huxley Contributor
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Richard Steele Contributor
Robert Louis Stevenson Contributor
Neville Cardus Contributor
Ivor Brown Contributor
James Agate Contributor
Robert Lynd Contributor
Edward Thomas Contributor
Arthur Clutton-Brock Contributor
Maurice Hewlett Contributor
Jeremy Taylor Contributor
E. V. Lucas Contributor
J. B. Priestley Contributor
A. A. Milne Contributor
Joseph Addison Contributor
G. K. Chesterton Contributor
Hilaire Belloc Contributor
V. S. Pritchett Contributor
Francis Bacon Contributor
William Hazlitt Contributor
Thomas de Quincey Contributor
Charles Lamb Contributor
Harold Nicolson Contributor
Oliver Goldsmith Contributor
Hesketh Pearson Contributor
Alan Pryce-Jones Contributor
Maurice Freedman Contributor
C. A. Mace Contributor
I. Schapera Contributor
Ritchie Calder Contributor
A. S. B. Glover Contributor
Gavin De Beer Contributor
A. H. Basson Contributor
C. M. Woodhouse Contributor
Bonamy Dobree Contributor
A. J. Ayer Contributor
E. V. Rieu Contributor
Nikolaus Pevsner Contributor
Gerald Abraham Contributor
Asa Briggs Contributor
Walter Allen Contributor
Jacquetta Hawkes Contributor
Lady Williams Contributor

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Rating
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Reviews
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ISBNs
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