Windyridge: A Classic Yorkshire Novel
Language: English
Published by Jeremy Mills Publishing, 2010
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- Title
- Windyridge: A Classic Yorkshire Novel
- Author
- Willie Riley
- Publisher
- Jeremy Mills Publishing
- Publication year
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 190660018X
- ISBN 13
- 9781906600181
- Item weight
- 445 grams
Willie Riley's Windyridge was published to popular acclaim in 1912. A charming tale of Yorkshire village life, it is the story of Grace Holden, a young woman from London who feels the 'pull of the heather' and moves to the isolated Yorkshire village of Windyridge. Featuring a cast of Yorkshire characters as well as locations based on real Yorkshire moors and villages, Windyridge became one of the bestselling first novels of its time. Hailed as the new Cranford by critics, the book surpassed all expectations by selling 500,000 copies in its lifetime, and remained in print until 1961. Riley became a household name and was known as the 'father of Yorkshire novels'. The thirty-nine books he published in his lifetime sold over one million copies in total. This Yorkshire masterpiece has now been rediscovered and brought back into print for the first time in almost fifty years. Riley's text has been reproduced in its entirety, including the photographs of the Yorkshire landscape that appeared in the original book; indeed, part of the book's charm is in guessing which real locations the fictional villages are based upon! A new introduction by Riley scholar David M. Copeland gives an insight into the importance of this once forgotten book and the life and works of its author. Indeed, Windyridge is a classic Yorkshire novel and one to be treasured by generations of readers to come.
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Review
... it is a really fine bit of work ... which will be appreciated by all who know good fiction when they come across it.
--The Sunday Times, November 10th, 1912
"Windyridge" was a literary sensation when it was first published in 1912. It was re-printed many times by publishers Herbert Jenkins but, like its modest author, Willie Riley, who wrote purely to amuse friends and had to be persuaded much against his will to submit the MS for publication, for over 50 years it has remained largely forgotten.
With this new edition, the original text reproduced in its entirety and attractively complemented by photographs taken by Riley himself, Northern Heritage Publications has resurrected a long-lost masterpiece, in its day hailed as the new "Cranford" and offering a new generation of readers the opportunity to become acquainted with a book of great charm and humour.
At this point I must put up my hand and admit to being a long-time Riley devotee: fortunately, following the huge success of his debut novel, the author went on to produce many more, in the process, to his own evident amazement, becoming a household name. A search in second-hand bookshops has all too rarely been rewarded with the discovery of a Riley gem, of which there are a total of 39. There still remain many titles I have been unable to track down, however.
All of which makes this splendid new edition especially welcome. But adding even more to the pleasure is the informative introduction by Riley scholar David M. Copeland - almost a book in itself! - detailing the fascinating "story behind the story" and Willie Riley's life, from his birth in 1866 to a Bradford mill manager to his death in 1961. For 20 years Willie and his four brothers ran a magic lantern business, gaining fame and fortune in the early years of the cinema. At the age of 46 Willie gave up commerce to concentrate on his new career as a professional writer, going on to achieve even greater success.
Copeland relates how Willie accepted a challenge to write a story from a woman's point of view, and so Grace Holden, a young Londoner who "feels the pull of the heather and moves to the isolated Yorkshire village of Windyridge" was born. He succeeded so well that early reviewers were under the impression that the author was female: "Although the publisher's note on the wrapper speaks of Mr Riley, one suspects from the internal evidence that the author is of the other sex; the men in the book are a woman's men, the gentle sentiment of the story and its whole outlook upon humanity are essentially feminine," asserted "The Bookman."
It's these homely, down-to-earth qualities that made "Windyridge" and its successors such a hit with the public - the "soaps" of their day! Willie Riley wrote compelling, true-to-life tales of Yorkshire folk with a diverse cast of characters much loved by readers who couldn't get enough of his books: in response to persistent demands, he wrote a sequel to "Windyridge" and in his lifetime was acclaimed as the "father of the Yorkshire Novel," with over one million sales to his credit.
Willie Riley's re-emergence as an author of great merit is well over-due and deserved.
--Valley Life, May 2010
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