Forty-five articles written for the Daily Express between 1937 and 1939 covering HW's last months at Shallowford in Devon, the move to Norfolk, the difficulties first encountered by a total beginner to farming, the disastrous crash in the price of barley in 1938, and the opening months of the Second World War.

Introduction by John Gregory, 30 illus., 175 print pages, paperback, Henry Williamson Society, 2004; e-book 2013

Covering his last months at Shallowford in Devon, the move to Norfolk, the difficulties first encountered by a total beginner to farming, the disastrous crash in the price of barley in 1938, and the opening months of the Second World War, these 45 articles written by Henry for the Daily Express between 1937 and 1939 form a fascinating contemporary record of those times. Millions of Express readers enjoyed them then – now you can join them (the Express had a peak circulation of around 4 million at that time). Also included are four of Henry’s classic short stories set in Devon.

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