Howard Spring | Bookhype

Howard Spring (1889-1965) won worldwide fame with his bestselling novel O Absalom! – afterwards reissued as My Son, My Son to avoid a clash with William Faulkner's Absalom, Absalom! He settled in Cornwall, the setting for books that followed, such as Fame Is the Spur (1940), Hard Facts (1944), and The Houses in Between (1951).

Jan 1, 2098

Cover of Fame is the Spur, My Son, My Son & A Sunset Touch

Fame is the Spur, My Son, My Son & A Sunset Touch

Oct 1, 2006

Cover of Cuentos de Asesinos

Cuentos de Asesinos

5 Oct 2017

Cover of Fame is the Spur

Fame is the Spur

Jan 29, 1973

Cover of Eleven Stories and a Beginning

Eleven Stories and a Beginning

15 Nov 2000

Cover of A Sunset Touch

Jan 5, 1970

Cover of Dunkerleys

Dunkerleys (Fairwater e.)

Jul 1967

Cover of All the Day Long

All the Day Long

Jul 1999

Cover of Shabby Tiger

Jan 1967

Cover of Rachel Rosing

7 Apr 2016

Cover of My Son, My Son

1 May 2005

Cover of Hard Facts

15 Nov 2000

Cover of Winds of the Day

Winds of the Day

1 Jun 1970

Cover of These Lovers Fled Away

These Lovers Fled Away

Dec 1964

Cover of Sampson's Circus

Sampson's Circus

15 Nov 2000

Cover of Time and the Hour

Time and the Hour

Dec 1964

Cover of There is No Armour

There is No Armour

1 Jun 1970

Cover of Houses in Between

Houses in Between

Aug 1979

Cover of I Met a Lady

Dec 1958

Cover of Darkie and Co.

Darkie and Co. (Oxford Children's Library)

Dec 1939

Cover of Tumbledown Dick

Tumbledown Dick