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Francis Brett Young

フランシス・ブレット・ヤング

Furanshisu Buretto Yangu

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1884-06-29 （Halesowen, Worcestershire）
Died
1954-03-28 （Cape Town） age 69
Nationality
England, United Kingdom
Languages
English
Residence History
Brixham, Devon → Capri → Lake District, Esthwaite Lodge → Fladbury, Craycombe House → Looe, Talland House → Montagu, Klein Karoo, South Africa

Career

Occupations
novelist, poet, playwright, composer, doctor, soldier
Active Years
1913-1956
Influenced By
William Shenstone

Education

Epsom College
Medical preparatory school
Country: United Kingdom
School for sons of doctors
University of Birmingham
Medical School
Degree: 医師資格
Country: United Kingdom
Trained as physician

Awards

James Tait Black Memorial Prize
1927
Work: Portrait of Clare
Organization: University of Edinburgh
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Portrait of Clare

1927 Novel

Family saga set in the West Midlands

familysociety
Adaptations
  • [Film] Portrait of Clare (1950)

Cold Harbour

1924 Novel

Atmospheric psychological horror

horrorsupernatural

The Black Diamond

1921 Novel

Story of aqueduct laborer, Mercian novel

labordevelopment

Bibliography

  • Undergrowth (1913), Deep Sea (1914), The Iron Age (1916), etc.

Adaptations

  • My Brother Jonathan (film 1948, TV 1985)
  • Portrait of Clare (film 1950)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
descriptiverich in landscaperegionalist
Recurring Motifs
seawarmedicineWest MidlandsWelsh Borders

Health

  • Heart disease
    1944-1954
    Affected writing, required winter retreats

Legacy

Known for Mercian novels series, contributed to 20th-century English literature. Winner of James Tait Black Prize.

Archives

  • Cadbury Research Library, University of Birmingham

In Popular Culture

  • Works adapted to film and TV

Trivia

  • Lost mother at 14
  • Co-authored with brother Eric