Editing Manningtree (section)

== In fiction ==
Manningtree features in [[Ronald Bassett]]'s 1966 novel ''[[Witchfinder General (novel)|Witchfinder General]]'' and in [[A. K. Blakemore]]'s 2021 novel ''The Manningtree Witches''.

In Shakespeare’s Henry IV Part I (Act 2 Scene 4), Flastaff is referred to as “that roasted Manningtree ox“.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Famous Quotes {{!}} Henry IV Part I {{!}} Royal Shakespeare Company|url=https://www.rsc.org.uk/henry-iv-part-i/about-the-play/famous-quotes|access-date=2021-11-17|website=www.rsc.org.uk}}</ref> This was marked in 2000 with a sculpture of an ox in the town centre.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shakespeare's Manningtree to celebrate bard's anniversary|url=https://www.harwichandmanningtreestandard.co.uk/news/14351609.shakespeares-manningtree-to-celebrate-bards-anniversary/|access-date=2021-11-17|website=Harwich and Manningtree Standard|language=en}}</ref>

[[A. K. Blakemore]]'s 2021 novel, ''The Manningtree Witches'', is set in the town.<ref>{{Cite web |last=O’Donnell |first=Paraic |date=2021-03-12 |title=The Manningtree Witches by AK Blakemore review – a darkly witty debut |url=http://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/mar/12/the-manningtree-witches-by-ak-blakemore-review-a-darkly-witty-debut |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=the Guardian |language=en}}</ref> The novel won the [[Desmond Elliott Prize]] 2021, being described by the judges as "a stunning achievement."<ref>{{Cite web |last=McKenna |first=Steph |title=The Desmond Elliott Prize 2021 |url=https://nationalcentreforwriting.org.uk/dep-2021/ |access-date=2022-09-01 |website=National Centre for Writing}}</ref>