Vicars Bell

Vicars Bell
MBE
Vicars Walker Bell by Elliott & Fry, 1948[1]
Born
Vicars Walker Bell

(1904-01-24)24 January 1904
Redhill, Surrey, England
Died21 April 1988(1988-04-21) (aged 84)
Tavistock, Devon, England
Alma materUniversity College London
Occupations
  • Schoolteacher
  • Author
Spouse
Dorothy E. Carley
​
(m. 1926)​
Writing career
Genre
Notable works
  • Little Gaddesden: The Story of an English Parish
  • The Dodo: The Story of a Village Schoolmaster

Vicars Walker Bell MBE (24 January 1904 – 21 April 1988) was a schoolteacher, and later headmaster, at Little Gaddesden Church of England School in Hertfordshire, England, from 1929 to 1963. He was also a successful author who wrote children's books, detective stories set in a rural village, and autobiographical and non-fiction works. He was described by The Times as a "village chronicler".[2]

  1. ^ Vicars Walker Bell. National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 30 July 2018.
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