KELLETT, Arnold

KELLETT, Arnold. British, b. 1926. Genres: Poetry, History, Language/Linguistics, Theology/Religion, Travel/Exploration, Translations. Career: Mayor of Knaresborough, 1979-80, 1984-85; Honorary Citizen, 1996; Freeman of Knaresborough, 2001; Former Head of Modern Languages Dept., King James's School, Knaresborough, N. Yorks; Vice President of Yorkshire Dialect Society; writer, Dalesman magazine, 1994-. Publications: Isms and Ologies, 1965; (ed.) Maupassant: Contes du Surnaturel, 1969; (trans. and ed.) Tales of Supernatural Terror, 1972; The Knaresborough Story, 1972, rev. ed., 1990; Heros de France, 1973; (trans. and ed.) The Diary of a Madman and Other Tales of Horror, 1975; French for Science Students, 1975; Basic French, 1977; The Queen's Church, 1978; Know Your Yorkshire, 1980; Countryside Walks in the Harrogate District, 1983; Knaresborough in Old Picture Postcards, 1984; Exploring Knaresborough, 1985; Kellett's Christmas (poetry), 1988, rev. ed., 1998; The Dark Side of Maupassant, 1989; Historic Knaresborough, 1991; Basic Broad Yorkshire, 1991; The Yorkshire Dictionary, 1994, rev. ed., 2002; Knaresborough: Archive Photographs, 1995, rev. ed., 2003; Ee by Gum, Lord! (Yorkshire dialect gospels), 1996; On Ilkla Mooar baht 'at: The Story of the Song, 1998; Mother Shipton: Witch and Prophetess, 2002; King James's School, Knaresborough (1616-2003), 2003. Address: 22 Aspin Oval, Knaresborough, N. Yorkshire, England.