Notes from Lea Bailey - Choulerton, Robert

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Résumé :
Themes which emerged in Robert Choulerton's first collection, 'Lines from Lea Bailey', are developed here, with all his sensitivity to cultural trends, and his felicitous choice of words. There is an abiding sadness at the passing of old values, falling standards of courtesy and decency. His voice is candid, and personal, throughout, always with a touch of humour. Following up so many recollections from his long life, he clearly relishes his writing, ranging freely over any topic, from the intimate to the global. Always aware of his own limitations, and his atheistic point of view, he is an honest writer, well worth reading. While never losing sight of our evolutionary roots, the natural history of our species, he finds much strength and hope in our pioneering human spirit....

Biographie:
Robert Choulerton was born in 1937 in Rawalpindi, India (now Pakistan), to Joe, a soldier with the British Army and his wife Violet. When Robert was six months old the family returned to England, He attended Chippenham Grammar School joined the Royal Navy in 1953 as an Artificer Apprentice. In 1969 he trained for the Submarine Service, and served in two Polaris nuclear submarines.He retired from the Royal Navy in 1977, with the rank of Lieutenant Commander and after a Postgraduate Certificate in Education at Bath University, he taught English at Wellsway Comprehensive School, Keynsham and in 1984/5 he took secondment to read for an MA at the University of Exeter.He now lives in Lea Bailey near Ross-on-Wye.

Sommaire:
Robert Choulerton was born in 1937 in Rawalpindi, India (now Pakistan), to Joe, a soldier with the British Army and his wife Violet. When Robert was six months old the family returned to England, He attended Chippenham Grammar School joined the Royal Navy in 1953 as an Artificer Apprentice. In 1969 he trained for the Submarine Service, and served in two Polaris nuclear submarines.He retired from the Royal Navy in 1977, with the rank of Lieutenant Commander and after a Postgraduate Certificate in Education at Bath University, he taught English at Wellsway Comprehensive School, Keynsham and in 1984/5 he took secondment to read for an MA at the University of Exeter.He now lives in Lea Bailey near Ross-on-Wye....