As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning

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As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning is a 1969 autobiographical work by English writer Laurie Lee. It is the second book in his autobiographical trilogy, following Cider with Rosie. The book recounts Lee's journey from his home in the Cotswolds to London in search of his fortune, and his subsequent travels across Spain shortly before the Spanish Civil War. The work is known for its evocative descriptions of rural life and the author's experiences during a tumultuous period in Spanish history.12

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…what became an autobiographical trilogy, As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning (1969), a description of his walk to London and then across Spain just prior to that country’s civil war; and A Moment of War (1991), an account of his experiences in Spain during that war. Lee’s other works…
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…what became an autobiographical trilogy, As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning (1969), a description of his walk to London and then across Spain just prior to that country’s civil war; and A Moment of War (1991), an account of his experiences in Spain during that war. Lee’s other works…
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