Henry Reed-Brief Life Sketch

Henry Reed-Brief Life Sketch

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Henry Reed

Henry Reed-Brief Life Sketch

Henry Reed (1914-1986) was a teacher, translator, journalist, poet, playwright and radio broadcaster. He was born in Birmingham. He was educated at King Edward VI School and then at the University of Birmingham.  There he associated with the poets like W. H. Auden, Louis MacNeice and Walter Allen and was inspired by them to pursue literary activities. During World War II, he served in the British Army as a Japanese translator. After World War II was over he worked as a radio broadcaster with the BBC.

Some of his literary works are ‘A Map of Verona’, ‘Hilda Tablet’, ‘As I Walked Down New Grub Street’, ‘Lessons of the War’ and some others. 

Henry Reed died in 1986. 0 0 0

N.B.  The article originally belongs to the book ‘Introduction to World Writers‘ by Menonim Menonimus.

Books of Composition by M. Menonimus:

1. Advertisement Writing
2. Amplification Writing
3. Note Making
4. Paragraph Writing
5. Notice Writing
6. Passage Comprehension
7. The Art of Poster Writing
8. The Art of Letter Writing
9. Report Writing
10. Story Writing
11. Substance Writing
12. School Essays Part-I
13. School Essays Part-II
14. School English Grammar Part-I
15. School English Grammar Part-II..

Books of S. Story by M. Menonimus:

1. The Fugitive Father and Other Stories
2. The Prostitute and Other Stories
3. Neha’s Confession

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