Laurie Lee was an English poet, novelist and screenwriter best known for three memoirs. Lee was brought up in the small village of Slad in Gloucestershire and his childhood is recounted in Cider with Rosie (1959), which continues to be one of the most popular books in the UK. As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning (1969), deals with his leaving home for London and his first visit to Spain in 1935. A Moment of War (1991) is based on his experiences in Spain with the Republican International Brigades during the Spanish Civil War.
Laurie Lee
English, 1914 - 1997
