. "Walter Ernest Allen (23 February 1911 \u2013 28 February 1995) was an English literary critic and novelist. He is best known for his classic study The English Novel: a Short Critical History (1951).He was born in Aston, Birmingham; he drew on his working-class roots for All in a Lifetime (1959), generally considered his best novel."@en . "1995-02-28Z"^^ . "1995Z"^^ . "1911Z"^^ . "Literary critic, novelist" . "1911-02-23Z"^^ . "Allen, Walter"@en .