Question: A Place in England is a novel by Melvyn Bragg, first published in which year?

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Kingdom Come (Bragg novel): Kingdom Come is a novel by Melvyn Bragg, first published in 1980.  It is the third part of Bragg's Cumbrian Trilogy.

The Queen of Zamba: The Queen of Zamba is a science fiction novel written by L. Sprague de Camp, the first book of his "Viagens Interplanetarias" series and its subseries of stories set on the fictional planet Krishna.  It was written between November 1948 and January 1949 and first published in the magazine "Astounding Science Fiction" as a two-part serial in the issues for August and September 1949.  It was first published in book form as a paperback by Ace Books in 1954 as an "Ace Double" issued back-to-back with Clifford D. Simak's novel "Ring Around the Sun".  This version was editorially retitled Cosmic Manhunt and introduced a number of textual changes disapproved by the author.  The novel was first issued by itself in another paperback edition under the title A Planet Called Krishna, published in England by Compact Books in 1966.  A new paperback edition restoring the author's preferred title and text and including the Krishna short story "Perpetual Motion" was published by Dale Books in 1977.  This edition was reprinted by Ace Books in 1982 as part of the standard edition of the Krishna novels.  The novel has been translated into German, French, Italian, Czech, and Polish.  An E-book edition was published by Gollancz's SF Gateway imprint on September 29, 2011 as part of a general release of de Camp's works in electronic form.

Reel History of Britain: Reel History of Britain is a 20 part series presented by Melvyn Bragg about the history of modern Britain through the eyes of people who were there.  It was first broadcast on BBC Two, from 5–30 September 2011.  The programme is a social history documentary charting the course of the twentieth century through archive film, plus interviews and recollections of key events that have taken place in the last one-hundred years since the advent of moving film.

Three Comrades (novel): Three Comrades (German: "Drei Kameraden" ) is a novel first published in 1936 by the German author Erich Maria Remarque.  It is written in first person by the main character Robert Lohkamp, whose somewhat disillusioned outlook on life is due to his horrifying experiences in the trenches of the First World War's French-German front.  He shares these experiences with Otto Köster and Gottfried Lenz, his two comrades with whom he runs an auto-repair shop in late 1920s Berlin (probably).  Remarque wrote the novel in exile and it was first published in Dutch translation as "Drie kameraden", with English translation following soon in "Good Housekeeping" from January to March 1937 and in the book form in the same year.  First German language edition was published in 1938 by exile publisher "Querido" in Amsterdam, but the novel was published in Germany only in 1951.

Melvyn Bragg: Melvyn Bragg, Baron Bragg, {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} , (born 6 October 1939) is an English broadcaster, author and parliamentarian.  He is best known for his work with ITV as editor and presenter of "The South Bank Show" (1978–2010), and for the Radio 4 discussion series "In Our Time".

The Soldier's Return: The Soldier's Return is the first novel in a quartet written by Melvyn Bragg.

A Place in England: A Place in England is a novel by Melvyn Bragg, first published in 1970.  It is the second part of Bragg's Cumbrian Trilogy.

The Hired Man: The Hired Man is a novel by Melvyn Bragg, first published in 1969.  It is the first part of Bragg's Cumbrian Trilogy.

Hampstead novel: Hampstead novel is a term used – often in a derogatory sense – to describe a particular genre of English fiction.  Journalist and literary critic Kate Kellaway has described it as "a middle-class morality novel – probably involving adultery and shallow-masquerading-as-deep."  Author and journalist Bill Buford calls it "middle class monologue".  A novel in this genre takes place in the affluent Hampstead area of London, or in a similar neighbourhood.  One novelist who is particularly often associated with the Hampstead novel is Margaret Drabble.  Other authors considered proponents of the style include Margaret Forster, Fay Weldon, Penelope Lively, Kingsley Amis, Ian McEwan, Melvyn Bragg and Zoë Heller.

Credo (novel): Credo is a novel by British author and broadcaster Melvyn Bragg, published in 1996.  An epic story of the Christian faith set in 7th Century Britain, it centres on the life of a young Celtic Princess torn between her dedication to God's service and her love for Padric, a Prince of Rheged.  Set against the background of venerated Church figures of the period notably St Cuthbert, St Wilfrid and Hilda of Whitby, Bega (i.e. St Bee) experiences all the violence and deprivations of her age.

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Answer: 1970