J. H. B. Peel
Encyclopedia
John Hugh Brignal Peel was a British
journalist
, author
and poet
, writing, as J. H. B. Peel, about farming and the countryside.
From the 1960s, he wrote a fortnightly essay, Country Talk, for the Daily Telegraph. He wrote and narrated radio
and television
programmes. He was also awarded 'Book of the Year' on two occasions by The Sunday Times
.
, Northwood, and at Oriel College
, Oxford
.
. 'Mr Peel knows more than any other living man about the life of the English Countryside'.
United Kingdom
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journalist
Journalist
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, author
Author
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and poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
, writing, as J. H. B. Peel, about farming and the countryside.
From the 1960s, he wrote a fortnightly essay, Country Talk, for the Daily Telegraph. He wrote and narrated radio
Radio
Radio is the transmission of signals through free space by modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible light. Electromagnetic radiation travels by means of oscillating electromagnetic fields that pass through the air and the vacuum of space...
and television
Television
Television is a telecommunication medium for transmitting and receiving moving images that can be monochrome or colored, with accompanying sound...
programmes. He was also awarded 'Book of the Year' on two occasions by The Sunday Times
The Sunday Times (UK)
The Sunday Times is a Sunday broadsheet newspaper, distributed in the United Kingdom. The Sunday Times is published by Times Newspapers Ltd, a subsidiary of News International, which is in turn owned by News Corporation. Times Newspapers also owns The Times, but the two papers were founded...
.
Education
He was educated at Merchant Taylors' SchoolMerchant Taylors' School, Northwood
Merchant Taylors' School is a British independent day school for boys, originally located in the City of London. Since 1933 it has been located at Sandy Lodge in the Three Rivers district of Hertfordshire ....
, Northwood, and at Oriel College
Oriel College
Oriel College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in Oxford, England. Located in Oriel Square, the college has the distinction of being the oldest royal foundation in Oxford...
, Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
.
Poetry
- In the Country (1944)
- Mere England: A Poem, Chaterson Ltd. (1946)
- Frost at Midnight (1947)
- Light and Shade, Robert Hale (1976) ISBN 0-7091-5826-2
- Time To Go, Watts & Co, 1942
Essays
- Country Talk (illustrated by Balint Stephen Biro), Robert Hale (1970) ISBN 0-7091-1770-1
- More Country Talk (illustrated by Balint Stephen Biro), Robert Hale (1973) ISBN 0-7091-4176-9
- New Country Talk (illustrated by Balint Stephen Biro), CassellOrion Publishing GroupOrion Publishing Group Ltd. is a UK-based book publisher. It is owned by Hachette Livre. In 1998 Orion bought Cassell.-History:Full history of the group can be found on Orion Publishing Group is owned by -Imprints:...
(1975) ISBN 0-7091-5334-1 - Fresh Country Talk, Cassell
- Country Talk Again (llustrated by Val Biro), Robert Hale (1977) ISBN 0-7091-6371-1
- Country Talk Continued, Robert Hale (1979) 0-7091-7861-1
- Latest Country Talk, Robert Hale (1981) ISBN 0-7091-9418-8
- Another Country Talk, Robert Hale (1983) ISBN 0-7090-1282-9
Travel
- Buckinghamshire Footpaths (1949)
- The Chilterns (drawings by James ArnoldJames Arnold (author & artist)James Arnold was an English commercial artist who developed a passion for the wagons that he saw on his cycling tours of the countryside in the pre- and post-War years...
), Elek (1950) - Portrait of the Severn, Robert Hale
- Portrait of Exmoor, Robert Hale
- Portrait of Thames published by Robert Hale
- Discovering the Chilterns (1967)
- North Wales and Anglesey (maps by Jack Parker and Alan Walton), Charles Letts & Co, (1969)
- England in Colour, BatsfordBatsfordBatsford is a village and civil parish in the Cotswold district of Gloucestershire, England. According to the 2001 census it had a population of 99. The village is about 1½ miles north-west of Moreton-in-Marsh...
(1969) ISBN 0-7134-0017-X - Along the Pennine WayPennine WayThe Pennine Way is a National Trail in England. The trail runs from Edale, in the northern Derbyshire Peak District, north through the Yorkshire Dales and the Northumberland National Park and ends at Kirk Yetholm, just inside the Scottish border. The path runs along the Pennine hills, sometimes...
, Cassell (1972)& by David & Charles (1979) - Along the Green Roads of Britain, Cassell
- Along the Roman Roads of Britain, Cassell (1971) ISBN 0-304-93738-X
- All over Britain, Robert Hale (1978) ISBN 0-7091-7206-0
- Peel's England published by David and Charles
Other
- A Man's Life, Barker (1950)
- The Gallant Story, Barker (1955)
- An Englishman's Home (illustrated by Ronald Maddox), David & CharlesDavid & CharlesDavid & Charles is a publisher. The company was founded - and is still based - in the market town of Newton Abbot, in Devon, UK, on 1 April 1960 by David St John Thomas and Charles Hadfield. It first made its name publishing titles on Britain's canals and railways...
(1972) ISBN 0-7153-7637-3
Quotes
It was said of J H B Peel by John MasefieldJohn Masefield
John Edward Masefield, OM, was an English poet and writer, and Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom from 1930 until his death in 1967...
. 'Mr Peel knows more than any other living man about the life of the English Countryside'.