Guy Stagg

The many passions of Ronald Blythe

Some he kept hidden, such as his affairs with soldiers in the second world war, but his love of nature, literature, naked sunbathing and moonlit bicycling are all well-attested

Ronald Blythe in 2014. [Alamy] 
issue 02 November 2024

  • Blythe Spirit: The Remarkable Life of Ronald Blythe

    Ian Collins

    John Murray, pp. 400, £25

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