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Early life and works. Laurie Lee's childhood home, Bank Cottages (now Rosebank Cottage), in the village of Slad. Lee was born in Stroud, Gloucestershire on 26 June 1914, son of civil servant Reginald Joseph Lee (1877-1947) and Annie Emily (1879-1950), née Light, and moved with his family to the village of Slad in 1917; this relocation opens ...
Jun 22, 2024 · Laurie Lee (born June 26, 1914, Slad, near Stroud, Gloucestershire, England—died May 13, 1997, Slad) was an English poet and prose writer best known for Cider with Rosie (1959), a memoir of the author’s boyhood in the Cotswold countryside.
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Learn about the life and work of Laurie Lee, a celebrated English writer, artist and musician. Explore his autobiographical trilogy, his poetry, his essays and his connection to Slad and Spain.
Laurie Lee (1914-1997) was a British poet and author of autobiographical books, such as Cider with Rosie. Explore his life, works, awards and recordings of his poems on this web page.
Jun 26, 2014 · Laurie Lee was a poet, novelist and screenwriter who immortalised rural life in his book Cider With Rosie. He also wrote about his travels in Spain and his return to his childhood village of Slad in Gloucestershire.
Explore the books by Laurie Lee, a celebrated writer and poet who captured the beauty and hardship of rural England and Spain. Find his memoirs, travel writings, poetry and more on this website.
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May 13, 1997 · Laurence Edward Alan "Laurie" Lee, MBE, was an English poet, novelist, and screenwriter. His most famous work was an autobiographical trilogy which consisted of Cider with Rosie (1959), As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning (1969) and A Moment of War (1991).
