Robin Richards

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Robin Richards

A British writer of fiction and nonfiction, known for books shaped by long-distance walking, local history, and a down-to-earth curiosity about people and places.

1 Audiobook

Thirty Canadian V.Cs., 23d April 1915 to 30th March 1918

Thirty Canadian V.Cs., 23d April 1915 to 30th March 1918

by Canadian War Records Office, Military Historian Stuart Martin, Robin Richards, Theodore Goodridge Roberts

About the author

Robin Richards is a British author who has published both fiction and nonfiction. Stairwell Books notes that two of the books were self-published and award-winning, and that Richards has also placed more than 20 articles or stories in publications ranging from the Journal of Advanced Nursing to The Dalesman.

Richards's work shows a broad range of interests. Open Library lists books including Two Bridges over Menai, Great Little Trains of Wales, Menai Suspension Bridge Pocket Guide, The Secret Bridge, and Lejoged: A Midlifer's Trek From Land's End to John O'Groats, suggesting a mix of travel writing, local history, and storytelling.

According to Stairwell Books, the first chapter of The Great Billy Butlin Race was shortlisted in 2019 for the inaugural Writers & Artists Working-Class Writers' Prize. The same source also highlights a recent interest in short fiction, adding to a body of work that feels varied, practical, and rooted in real places.