Authors
Authors in Rye, East Sussex
Below are listings for authors in Rye and the surrounding area. You can add your listing to this category here.
Rumer Godden
| In Rye |
Wrote 'This House of Brede' and 'A Kindle of Kittens' both of which were set in the region ... more
John Christopher
| In Rye |
"John Christopher" is a pseudonym for Samuel Youd, a prolific author whose full bibliography runs to around 70 novels under seven different names. Currently lives in Rye. ... more
Joseph Conrad
| In Rye |
Lived near Rye on Romney Marsh and wrote many novels including 'Lord Jim'. ... more
Edward Frederick Benson
| In Rye |
Novelist, Biographer, and Benefactor of Rye Edward Frederick Benson was born July 24, 1867 at Wellington College in Berkshire, where his father was Headmaster. He was the fifth of six children born to Mary Sidgwick Benson and Edward White Benson, later Chancellor and Canon of Lincoln Cathedral, Bishop of Truro ... more
Russell Thorndike
| In Rye |
The author of the Dr Syn smuggling adventures set in Romney Marsh. ... more
Henry James
| In Rye |
Lived in Lamb House, Rye and wrote Wings of a Dove, The Golden Bowl, and The Ambassadors amonst others during his stay. ... more
Monica Edwards
| Rye Harbour, 1.5 miles from Rye |
Monica Edwards was born Monica le Doux Newton and, as a child, her family moved to Rye Harbour, where her father, the Rev. Harry, became vicar and officiated at the funeral after the 1928 lifeboat disaster. The young Monica used to climb down the drainpipe at nights to spend time ... more
Conrad Aiken
| In Rye |
American poet, short story writer, critic and novelist. Lived in Rye between 1934-36, where he wrote 'London Letters' to the New Yorker newspaper. ... more
Ford Madox Ford
| Winchelsea, 3.7 miles from Rye |
Lived in nearby Winchelsea and wrote amongst other things 'The Good Soldier'. ... more
Malcolm Saville
| In Rye |
Author of the Lone Pine adventure series, some of which are set in Rye. ... more
Arthur Christopher Benson
| In Rye |
Wrote a number of novels, plays and poems, perhaps the most famous being the words to 'Land of Hope and Glory' ... more
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