Leslie, Shane, 1885-1971

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Irish poet, novelist, travel writer, biographer, and Catholic apologist; born John Randolph Shane Leslie.

From the description of Poems : AMsS : [Glaslough, Ireland?], [ca. 1920]. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122690113

Author and statesman Sir Shane Leslie was born John Randolph Leslie in London, raised in Ireland, and educated at Oxford, where he converted to Roman Catholicism and adopted the Irish form of his name, Shane, when he became interested in Irish nationalism. He served as a diplomat, often posted to the United States, and wrote extensively on a variety of topics and in multiple genres. He also lectured widely, chiefly about Irish nationalism. He was a cousin of Winston Churchill and had many literary acquaintances, including F. Scott Fitzgerald.

From the description of Shane Leslie letter to Mr. Lane, 1924 March 18. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 64707982

Irish nationalist and author who held a chair and lectured at the University of Notre Dame in the spring of 1935.

From the description of Papers, 1922-1940. (University of Notre Dame). WorldCat record id: 23933419

Nephew and godson of Winston Churchill.

From the description of Letters, 1964 Nov. 20 and Dec. 6, London, to Seymour Adelman, Philadelphia. (Bryn Mawr College). WorldCat record id: 24727146

Irish author.

Leslie was educated at Cambridge where he converted to Catholicism. He published over forty volumes of poetry, short stories, memoirs, and other works and was a member of the Irish Academy of letters.

From the description of Shane Leslie Papers, 1916-1952. (Boston College). WorldCat record id: 34136432

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Birth 1885-09-24

Death 1971-08-14

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