Fred Archer (1915 – 1999) was an English farmer and author. He was born on Bredon Hill in Worcestershire.
Archer's literary career began following a talk he gave to his local Guild, as a replacement speaker. Having written and read out a humorous story, he was encouraged by the response of his audience. Archer's first book, The Distant Scene was published in 1967, In the following three decades, he went on to publish books at the rate of almost one a year, describing the rural England he knew, and the characters within.
Famous quotes containing the words fred and/or archer:
“For me, it’s enough! They’ve been here long enough—maybe too long. It’s a funny thing, though. All these years Fred was too busy to have much time for the kids, now he’s the one who’s depressed because they’re leaving. He’s really having trouble letting go. He wants to gather them around and keep them right here in this house.”
—Anonymous Parent. As quoted in Women of a Certain Age, by Lillian B. Rubin, ch. 2 (1979)
“I was allowed to ring the bell for five minutes until everyone was in assembly. It was the beginning of power.”
—Jeffrey Archer (b. 1940)