H. J. Massingham (1888–1952)

Author of Cotswold Country

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About the Author

Includes the names: H.J.Massingham, Massingham H J, Harold John Massingham, H.J. editor. Massingham

Disambiguation Notice:

Care should be taken with the Massinghams. Henry William had two sons, Harold John and Hugh, as well as a daughter, Dorothy.

Harold and Hugh collaborated on The Great Victorians - the work is listed on Harold's page. Harold was the more prolific author and a good bibliography is available on his Wikipedia page.

Works by H. J. Massingham

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Cotswold Country (1938) 26 copies

The Great Victorians (1932) 23 copies

Chiltern Country (1940) 20 copies

English Downland (1936) 19 copies, 1 review

The Great Victorians 1 (1937) — Editor — 15 copies

The Great Victorians - 2 (1938) — Editor — 15 copies

The English countryside : a survey of its chief features (1951) 14 copies

The Wisdom of the Fields (1945) 10 copies

A Treasury Of Seventeenth Century English Verse (2010) 8 copies

The English countryman,: A study of the English tradition, (1943) 7 copies

Where Man Belongs (1946) 7 copies

Country Relics (1974) 6 copies

A Mirror of England: An Anthology of Writings of H J Massingham (1888-1952) (1988) 5 copies

Downland Man 4 copies

This plot of earth;: A gardener's chronicle, (1944) 4 copies

The Curious Traveller 3 copies

Poems About Birds (2023) 3 copies

Guide to the Cotswolds (1950) 3 copies

Men of Earth 3 copies

The Small Farmer (1947) 3 copies

Pre-Roman Britain 3 copies

An Englishman's year (1948) 3 copies

Through The Wilderness 3 copies

London Scene 3 copies

Poems about birds,: From the middle ages to the present day; 3 copies

The Tree of Life (2003) 3 copies

The Friend Of Shelley A Memoir Of Edward John Trelawny (2013) 3 copies

Fee, fi, fo, fum : or, The giants in England (1926) 2 copies

Some Birds of the Countryside: The Art of Nature (1921) (2008) 2 copies

Rural England; a Survey of Its Chief Features (1939) 2 copies

Ward Locks Guide to the Cotswolds: with special sections on natural life and antiquities and architecture. (1950) 2 copies

Prophecy of Famine 1 copy

Field fellowship, 1 copy

The English countryman,: A study of the English tradition, 1 copy

England and the Farmer (1941) 1 copy

The Southern Marches 1 copy

In Praise of England 1 copy

Chiltern Country - The Face of England 1 copy

Remembrance: An Autoiography 1 copy

The Tree of Life 1 copy

The Face of Country - Chiltern Country 1 copy

The English Countryside 1 copy

Genius of England. With illustrations by Charles Stabb 1 copy

In Praise of England 1 copy

English Downland. 3rd ed 1 copy

The faith of a fieldsman (1951) 1 copy

The Golden Fleece 1 copy

The Natural Order; Essays in the Return to Husbandry 1 copy

England home & beauty 1 copy

Shepherd's Country 1 copy

Remembrance: An Autobiography 1 copy

The Faith of a Fieldsman (1951) 1 copy

Country 1 copy

Countryside Character 1 copy

The Golden Age: The Story of Human Nature (1928) 1 copy

ENGLAND AND THE FARMER. (1941) 1 copy

Wold Without End 1 copy

Fifteen Poems (1987) 1 copy

On the Farm {article} 1 copy

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Associated Works

Lark Rise to Candleford (1945) — Introduction, some editions — 2,073 copies, 30 reviews

The English Counties Illustrated (1959) — Contributor — 21 copies, 1 review

Little Innocents: Childhood Reminiscences (1986) — Contributor — 9 copies

The Countryman at Work. Written and illustrated by T. Hennell. With a memoir of the author by H. J. Massingham. With a portrait (1947) — Contributor — 2 copies

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Common Knowledge

Legal name: Massingham, Harold John
Birthdate: 1888
Date of death: 1952
Gender: male
Education: Westminster School, London
University of Oxford (Queen's College)
Relationships: Massingham, Henry William (father)
Massingham, Dorothy (sister)
Massingham, Hugh (brother)
Bell, Adrian (friend)
Nationality: UK
Disambiguation notice: Care should be taken with the Massinghams. Henry William had two sons, Harold John and Hugh, as well as a daughter, Dorothy.

Harold and Hugh collaborated on The Great Victorians - the work is listed on Harold's page. Harold was the more prolific author and a good bibliography is available on his Wikipedia page.
Associated Place (for map): UK