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NOTTINGHAMSHIRE

Leclaire (1954: 218-19): “Born at Nottingham. Father a tradesman, country born and bred. The first books read by James Prior were The Bible in Spain and Scott and Dickens. Critics, among them John Bucham, thought his peasants as good as Hardy's. He was conscientiously accurate in his local colour.”

WORKS

1880. Three Shots from a Popgun. London: Remington and Co.

1895. Renie. London: Hutchinson.

1897.Ripple and Flood. London: Hutchinson.

Leclaire (1954: 218): “Life, and love, in a village near Nottingham and the Trent.”

1901. Forest Folk. London: William Heinemann. SC. EDD.

Leclaire (1954: 219): “Farm life in Nottinghamshire, near Sherwood Forest.”

1904. Hyssop. A Novel. London: W. Heinemann.

Leclaire (1954: 219): “Near Nottingham. Country life.”

1907. A Walking Gentleman: A Novel. London: A. Constable.

Leclaire (1954: 219): “A novel of the open road, in the same district.”

1910. Fortuna Chance. . London: Constable & Co.

Leclaire (1954: 219): “Abundance of local scenery and customs, about Sherwood Forest. Villagers, shepherds, beggars, gypsies, and gentlefolk, on the Derbyshire and Yorkshire moors. In the 18th century.”

KINGKONG PROJECT

James Prior KIRK {UK} (M: 1850 or 1851 - 1922 or 1923) (ps: James PRIOR)

Three Shots From A Popgun [f|1880]

Renie [f|1895]

Ripple And Flood [f|1897]

Forest Folk [f|1901]

Hyssop [f|1904]

A Walking Gentleman [f|1907]

Fortuna Chance [f|1910]

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT HIS LIFE AND WORKS SEE

Best, S. J. 1990. “A Novel View of Sneinton: James Prior's Renie” Sneinton Magazine 35: 16-21

Buchan, Ivory. 1941. “James Prior: An Appreciation”. Nottinghamshire Countryside July.