H.E. Bates Companion

London: Longman, 1974.

A posthumous collection selected and edited by "Geoffrey Halson, M.A., head of the English Department at Hounsdown School." Compiled for instruction purposes, the volume includes an editor's introduction, notes on the stories, points for discussion, suggestions for further reading, and lists of other writings by Bates as well related recommended readings.

Contains: Love in a Wych Elm, Let's Play Soldiers, Every Bullet Has Its Billet, The Station, Chateau Bougainvillaea, Time to Kill, The Loved One, The Ox, The Good Corn, Mr Penfold, The Maker of Coffins, The Little Jeweller, Where the Cloud Breaks, Colonel Julian.