One of the reasons why old people make so many journeys into the past is to satisfy themselves that it is still there.
Ronald Blythe Quotes
Old age is - a lot of crossed off names in an address book.
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| Birth: | 6th November, 1922 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Profession: | Editor, Essayist, Writer |
About
Ronald Blythe is an English writer, essayist and editor, best known for his work Akenfield: Portrait of an English Village, an account of agricultural life in Suffolk from the turn of the century to the 1960s. He writes a long-running and considerably praised weekly column in the Church Times entitled Word from Wormingford.
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