98:
156:
137:. He completed the tale in early 1912, having paused in his writing over the summer, and was persuaded to submit it for publication. He agreed to send it to just one publishing house, and chose this by writing on slips of paper the names of three established houses and the novice publisher Herbert Jenkins. It was this last slip which he selected, and Jenkins agreed to publish the book, as his firm's first publication.
40:
175:. In 2017, a relative of Riley's donated to the Leeds Central Library a complete set of his books. Many of these have personal dedications by the author written inside to members of his family, mainly his first wife, Clara, and second wife, Edith. Riley pasted newspaper reviews inside the books and the collection also contains a number of his unpublished short novels, sermons and book reviews.
152:(1957), he recalls tales of life in Silverdale, where amongst other activities he was chair of the Building Committee for the Gaskell Memorial Hall. The clock on the exterior of Silverdale Methodist Church was presented to the church in 1938 "to the glory of God and to mark appreciation of the wholesome contributions to literature of Mr. W. Riley, a member of this church" (see photo).
128:
was written as a series of weekly chapters, in the winter of early 1911, to entertain his wife and two friends, the Bolton sisters, whose parents and third sister had all recently died. He quotes himself as saying "I tell you what I'll do, I'll write a story and read each chapter to you as I go
575:
167:
Library's
Special Collections department holds an archive of Willie Riley's manuscripts and other papers and a collection of his books. Shortly before his death Riley donated his manuscript of
667:
collection. As of
January 2015 there are four images: a view of his home "Windyridge"; Riley standing in front of "Windyridge"; two pictures of him in his study.
660:
484:
109:
he entered his father's business in textiles, but two years later the firm diversified and
William led the innovative new business in the sale of
519:
549:
705:
690:
184:
and other local and national newspapers. He was buried in the village graveyard at
Silverdale, along with his first wife Clara.
148:
after his novel. The name was removed by subsequent occupiers, but as of 2023 the house still stands. In his autobiography,
700:
651:
695:
491:
710:
106:
164:
141:
129:
along, week by week. It may help to keep us from brooding". The story is set in the village of
647:
172:
685:
680:
130:
8:
470:
91:
117:, it failed: Riley then developed a second career as a writer, having already published
253:
113:
slides and equipment. The business was successful until 1914, when, with the onset of
642:
90:. He wrote 39 books using the name W. Riley, mostly fiction and mostly published by
279:
192:
All fiction and published by
Herbert Jenkins Ltd. except where otherwise stated.
20:
638:
674:
367:
110:
604:
97:
144:
for the sake of his wife's health, and named his house, 8 Wallings Lane,
114:
83:
197:
155:
82:(23 April 1866 – 4 June 1961) was an English novelist. He was born in
581:
507:
The property was previously owned by the famous author
William Riley
180:
431:
87:
633:
134:
101:
Gravestone of Willie Riley and his first wife Clara at
Silverdale
39:
19:"W. Riley" redirects here. For other people of this name, see
159:
Plaque in the rear porch of
Silverdale Methodist Church
574:
554:The Secret Library | Leeds Libraries Heritage Blog
672:
605:"Some Obituaries of Willie Riley, 1866–1961"
490:. Michael C.H. Hodgson. 2014. Archived from
567:
460:
458:
456:
454:
178:His death was recorded in obituaries in
154:
96:
543:
541:
673:
520:"W. Riley Archive and Book Collection"
547:
464:
451:
538:
13:
548:Wilde, Philip (15 February 2017).
14:
722:
706:20th-century English male writers
627:
299:Late Harvest/Lord's Poor Brother
38:
654:(Canada) Includes full text of
335:The Silver Dale 1932
187:
691:20th-century English novelists
597:
512:
477:
1:
576:"Mr William Riley (obituary)"
550:"The Willie Riley Collection"
485:"Windyridge (sales brochure)"
444:
7:
261:Rachael Bland's Inheritance
10:
727:
229:Through a Yorkshire Window
18:
585:. 6 June 1961. p. 15
364:Old Asa and other Stories
69:
61:
49:
37:
30:
526:. University of Bradford
438:The Man and the Mountain
392:The Voice in the Garden
293:Children of the Outcast
107:Bradford Grammar School
701:English male novelists
648:Works by William Riley
217:Number Seven Brick Row
165:University of Bradford
160:
142:Silverdale, Lancashire
105:After an education at
102:
696:Writers from Bradford
639:Works by Willie Riley
418:1954 (Epworth Press)
267:The Garden of Delight
173:Leeds Central Library
158:
100:
56:Laisterdyke, Bradford
634:Willie Riley website
609:Willie Riley website
329:Kit of Kit's Folly''
305:Windyridge Revisited
247:The Lady of the Lawn
211:Way of the Winepress
140:In 1919 he moved to
611:. David M. Copeland
358:The Man of Anathoth
346:Yorkshire Pennines
287:A Village in Craven
273:Laycock of Lonedale
92:Herbert Jenkins Ltd
665:Lancashire Lantern
467:Sunset Reflections
465:Riley, W. (1957).
428:In the Silver Dale
422:Sunset Reflections
404:Grapes from Thorns
386:The Valley of Baca
241:A Yorkshire Suburb
161:
150:Sunset Reflections
103:
643:Project Gutenberg
77:
76:
718:
621:
620:
618:
616:
601:
595:
594:
592:
590:
578:
571:
565:
564:
562:
560:
545:
536:
535:
533:
531:
516:
510:
509:
504:
502:
496:
489:
481:
475:
474:
462:
416:Services of Song
374:The Sixpenny Man
223:Olive of Sylcote
124:His first novel
42:
28:
27:
16:English novelist
726:
725:
721:
720:
719:
717:
716:
715:
671:
670:
661:Images of Riley
630:
625:
624:
614:
612:
603:
602:
598:
588:
586:
573:
572:
568:
558:
556:
546:
539:
529:
527:
518:
517:
513:
500:
498:
497:on 4 March 2016
494:
487:
483:
482:
478:
471:Herbert Jenkins
463:
452:
447:
410:A Stick for God
280:Peter Pettinger
190:
57:
54:
45:
33:
24:
21:Riley (surname)
17:
12:
11:
5:
724:
714:
713:
711:Magic lanterns
708:
703:
698:
693:
688:
683:
669:
668:
658:
645:
636:
629:
628:External links
626:
623:
622:
596:
566:
537:
511:
476:
449:
448:
446:
443:
442:
441:
435:
425:
419:
413:
407:
401:
395:
389:
383:
377:
371:
361:
355:
349:
343:
337:
332:
326:
323:Squire Goodall
320:
314:
308:
302:
296:
290:
284:
276:
270:
264:
258:
250:
244:
238:
232:
226:
220:
214:
208:
202:
189:
186:
75:
74:
71:
67:
66:
63:
59:
58:
55:
51:
47:
46:
43:
35:
34:
31:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
723:
712:
709:
707:
704:
702:
699:
697:
694:
692:
689:
687:
684:
682:
679:
678:
676:
666:
662:
659:
657:
653:
649:
646:
644:
640:
637:
635:
632:
631:
610:
606:
600:
584:
583:
577:
570:
555:
551:
544:
542:
525:
521:
515:
508:
493:
486:
480:
472:
468:
461:
459:
457:
455:
450:
439:
436:
433:
429:
426:
423:
420:
417:
414:
411:
408:
405:
402:
399:
396:
393:
390:
387:
384:
381:
378:
375:
372:
369:
368:Epworth Press
365:
362:
359:
356:
353:
352:Jack and John
350:
347:
344:
341:
338:
336:
333:
330:
327:
324:
321:
318:
315:
312:
309:
306:
303:
300:
297:
294:
291:
288:
285:
282:
281:
277:
274:
271:
268:
265:
262:
259:
256:
255:
251:
248:
245:
242:
239:
236:
235:Jerry and Ben
233:
230:
227:
224:
221:
218:
215:
212:
209:
206:
203:
200:
199:
195:
194:
193:
185:
183:
182:
176:
174:
170:
166:
157:
153:
151:
147:
143:
138:
136:
132:
127:
122:
120:
116:
112:
111:magic lantern
108:
99:
95:
93:
89:
85:
81:
80:William Riley
72:
68:
64:
60:
53:23 April 1866
52:
48:
44:Riley in 1912
41:
36:
29:
26:
22:
664:
655:
613:. Retrieved
608:
599:
587:. Retrieved
580:
569:
557:. Retrieved
553:
528:. Retrieved
523:
514:
506:
499:. Retrieved
492:the original
479:
466:
437:
427:
421:
415:
409:
403:
397:
391:
385:
379:
373:
363:
357:
351:
345:
339:
334:
328:
322:
316:
310:
304:
298:
292:
286:
278:
272:
266:
260:
252:
246:
240:
234:
228:
222:
216:
210:
204:
196:
191:
188:Bibliography
179:
177:
168:
162:
149:
145:
139:
125:
123:
118:
104:
79:
78:
32:Willie Riley
25:
686:1961 deaths
681:1866 births
656:Men of Mawm
398:Common Clay
380:Gold Chains
317:Doctor Dick
311:Witch Hazel
254:Men of Mawm
205:Netherleigh
115:World War I
84:Laisterdyke
65:4 June 1961
675:Categories
652:Faded Page
501:30 January
469:. London:
445:References
340:Old Obbutt
198:Windyridge
169:Windyridge
146:Windyridge
131:Hawksworth
126:Windyridge
119:Windyridge
70:Occupation
615:5 January
589:5 January
582:The Times
530:5 January
181:The Times
432:Dalesman
88:Bradford
73:Novelist
663:in the
559:21 July
524:Library
430:1958 (
135:Baildon
366:1936 (
495:(PDF)
488:(PDF)
424:1957
348:1934
301:1927
133:near
617:2015
591:2015
561:2022
532:2015
503:2023
440:1961
412:1946
406:1943
400:1941
394:1940
388:1939
382:1938
376:1937
360:1936
354:1935
342:1933
331:1931
325:1930
319:1929
313:1928
307:1928
295:1926
289:1925
283:1925
275:1924
269:1923
263:1922
257:1921
249:1920
243:1920
237:1919
231:1919
225:1918
219:1918
213:1916
207:1915
201:1912
163:The
62:Died
50:Born
650:at
641:at
171:to
677::
607:.
579:.
552:.
540:^
522:.
505:.
453:^
121:.
94:.
86:,
619:.
593:.
563:.
534:.
473:.
434:)
370:)
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
