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  1. Howard Spring. Howard Spring (10 February 1889 – 3 May 1965) was a Welsh author and journalist who wrote in English. [1] He began his writing career as a journalist but from 1934 produced a series of best-selling novels for adults and children. The most successful was Fame Is the Spur (1940), which was later adapted into a film starring ...

  2. Howard Spring. Robert Howard Spring was born in Cardiff, South Wales in 1889. His father, an itinerant gardener from Co. Cork, and his mother lived in poverty with their nine children in a small 2 bedroomed house. His father died while he was still at school. His mother would go out scrubbing other peoples doorsteps and taking in their washing ...

  3. Howard Spring (born Feb. 10, 1889, Cardiff, Wales—died May 3, 1965, Falmouth, Cornwall, Eng.) was a Welsh-born British novelist whose chief strength lies in his understanding of provincial life and ambition. Most of his books trace the rise of a character from poverty to affluence, often melodramatically. The son of a gardener, Spring left ...

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    • May 3, 1965
    • February 10, 1899
    • Fame Is The Spur.
    • The Houses in Between.
    • These Lovers Fled Away.
    • Shabby Tiger.
  4. May 18, 2021 · Howard Spring: the Manchester Dickens. Howard Spring was the author of popular novels written between 1932 and 1964, many of which had a Manchester background, and featured working class life, work and culture, as well as the higher society and bohemian circles whose paths were crossed by his characters. The books had powerful plots, with rags ...

  5. Howard Spring has 48 books on Goodreads with 3807 ratings. Howard Spring’s most popular book is Fame Is The Spur.

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  7. Jun 9, 2023 · Howard Spring was a Welsh author and journalist who wrote in English. He began his writing career as a journalist but from 1934 produced a series of best-selling novels for adults and children. The most successful was Fame Is the Spur (1940), which was later adapted into a film starring Michael Redgrave and, later still a BBC TV series (1982) starring Tim Pigott-Smith and David Hayman.

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