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Jonathan Smith (born 1942) is an English novelist, playwright, writer and teacher. A career English teacher, best known for his novels, he has also written many radio plays.
Summer in February is a 2013 British romantic drama film directed by Christopher Menaul. Novelist Jonathan Smith adapted the screenplay from his 1995 eponymous novel.
Jonathan Smith has 273 books on Goodreads with 6022 ratings. Jonathan Smith’s most popular book is Summer in February.
Jan 1, 1995 · Jonathan Smith’s tragic love story set among the pre-First World War ‘Newlyn Group’ of artists begins with Sir Alfred Munnings’ notorious drunken farewell address to the Royal Academy in 1949 and then spools back to Edwardian Cornwall and the roots of a disastrous love affair and marriage.
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Jan 27, 2023 · Jonathan Smith (born 1942) is an English novelist, playwright, writer and teacher. A career English teacher, best known for his novels, he has also written many radio plays. Contents. Early life and education; Teaching and writing career; Personal life; Bibliography; Novels; Autobiographical
Summer in February is a disturbing and moving re-creation of a celebrated Edwardian artistic community enjoying the last days of a golden age soon to be shattered by war. As resonant and understated as The Go-Between, it is a love story of beauty, deprivation and tragedy. Read more. Print length. 368 pages.
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Jonathan Smith was born in Wales in 1942 and went to Christ College, Brecon. He read English at Cambridge, taught at Loretto School, Edinburgh and in Melbourne, and from the late 1960s onwards at Tonbridge School, where he was head of English for 17 years. He is married and lives in Kent.