 First US edition | |
| Author | H. E. Bates |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Nicholas Panesis |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Michael Joseph (UK) Little Brown (US) |
Publication date | 1944 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | |
| OCLC | 220638129 |
| Preceded by | How Sleep the Brave (1943) |
| Followed by | The Cruise of the Breadwinner (1946) |
Fair Stood the Wind for France is a novel written by English author H. E. Bates. The novel was first published in 1944 and was Bates's first financial success. The title comes from the first line of "Agincourt", a poem by Michael Drayton (1563–1631).[1]