Mottram, R(alph) H(ale) (1883–1971)

English novelist. His war experiences in Belgium inspired The Spanish Farm 1924 (Hawthornden prize), one of the most impressive books about World War I. Sixty-four, Ninety-four 1925 and The Crime at Vanderlynden's 1926 combine with The Spanish Farm to form a trilogy. Other books include The English Miss 1928, The World turns Slowly Round 1942, The Gentleman of Leisure 1947, Time's Increase 1961, and Happy Birds 1963.

He was born in Norwich and educated there and in London. He became a bank clerk, and then served as an interpreter during World War I.