English literary critic and novelist (1911–1995)

Tradition and dream : a critical survey of British and American fiction from the 1920s to the present day / Walter Allen.

The English novel : a short critical history / Walter Allen.

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Walter Allen

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Tradition and dream : a critical survey of British and American fiction from the 1920s to the present day / Walter Allen.

The English novel : a short critical history / Walter Allen.