author
Ernest Raymond
1888–1974
Best known for Tell England and We, the Accused, he was a hugely popular British novelist whose books often mixed emotional intensity with questions of faith, war, and conscience.
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Tell England: A Study in a Generation
by Ernest Raymond
Daphne Bruno
by Ernest Raymond
About the author
Born on 31 December 1888, Ernest Raymond was a British novelist who went on to write more than fifty books. He is most closely associated with Tell England (1922), a novel shaped by the First World War, and We, the Accused (1935), another of his best-known works.
Before fully establishing himself as a writer, he trained for the Anglican ministry and was ordained, later leaving the priesthood. That religious background stayed important in his work, which often explored inner conflict, morality, and spiritual struggle in a direct, readable way.
Although he is less widely read now than in his lifetime, Raymond was a major popular author for decades and remained active well into later life. He was appointed OBE in 1972 and died in London on 14 May 1974.