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Sitwell, Edith Louisa, Dame, 1887-1964

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Edith Sitwell was born on September 7, 1887 in Scarborough, England to Sir George Reresby Sitwell, fourth Baronet, and Lady Ida Emily Augusta Denison. In 1913, one of her earliest poems, “Drowned Suns”, was published in The Daily Mirror. Three years later, Sitwell began editing Wheels, an anthology of new verse that sparked controversy among conservative critics. In the 1920s, Sitwell and her two brothers, Osbert and Sacheverell Sitwell, became known for their avant-garde literary work. Sitwell ...

Meynell, Francis Meredith Wilfrid, 1891-1975

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Francis Meredith Wilfrid Meynell was born on May 12, 1891 in London, England to Wilfrid and Alice (Thompson) Meynell, the youngest of seven surviving children. Francis Thompson was Francis Meynell's godfather. Meynell attended Trinity College, Dublin, from 1908 until 1910 or 1911. He married three times: Hilda Saxe, 1914 (one daughter, Cynthia); Vera Mendel, 1925 (one son, Benedict); and Alix Hester Marie Kilroy, 1946 (no children). Francis Meynell was a typographer, book designer, and pub...

Beckett, Samuel Barclay, 1906-1989

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Samuel Barclay Beckett was born on Good Friday, April 13, 1906, in Foxrock, Ireland, near Dublin. He studied modern languages at Trinity College in Dublin and graduated in 1927. The following year, Beckett went to Paris, where he quickly became acquainted with a group of avant-garde artists, including James Joyce. There, Beckett taught English at the École Normale Superieure in Paris for two years before returning to Trinity College to teach French in 1930. He left Trinity College after one year...

Spender, Stephen, 1909-1995

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Sir Stephen Harold Spender (February 28, 1909 - July 16, 1995) was an English poet and novelist who worked with the themes of social injustice and class struggle. Spender was born in London and educated at University College, Oxford. He was mentored by W. H. Auden with whom he maintained a life-long friendship. He edited Horizon with Cyril Connolly from 1939-1941. Following WW II, Spender devoted his time to criticism, co-editing the magazine Encounter from 1953-1966. Spender also held a number ...

Eliot, T. S. (Thomas Stearns), 1888-1965

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Thomas Stearns Eliot (1888-1965), a poet, critic, editor, and playwright, was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He received a B. A. in 1909 and an M. A. in 1910 from Harvard, where he also pursued a doctoral degree in philosophy. In 1915, he married Vivienne (Vivien) Haigh-Wood. He completed his dissertation in 1916 while living in England and submitted it to Harvard, but was unable to defend it. He was literary editor of the avant-garde magazine The Egoist. In the Spring 1917, he publishe...

Bawden, Nina (Mabey), 1925-

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Blunden, Edmund, 1896-1974

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Blunden was an English poet and scholar. From the description of Edmund Blunden papers, 1921-1952 (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612727624 Edmund Blunden, English poet and university teacher. His highly acclaimed biography of Shelley was published in 1946. From the description of Edmund Blunden manuscript material : 8 items, ca. 1945-1955 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 76945001 From the guide to the Edmund Blunden manuscript ma...

Clarke, Arthur C. (Arthur Charles), 1917-2008

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Noted science fiction author, Arthur Charles Clarke, was born in 1917 in Minehead, England. He worked in the British Civil Service before his career as an editor and writer. In later years his career has been varied, reflecting his broad interests. From the guide to the Arthur Charles Clarke, 1964, (University of Minnesota Libraries Children's Literature Research Collections [clrc]) Arthur C. Clarke was born in Somerset, England in 1917 and is best known for his novel 2001: ...

Macaulay, Rose, 1881-1958

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Rose Macaulay was born in Rugby in 1881 and educated at Somerville College, Oxford. She was a prolific writer: her first best-seller was Potterism in 1920 but she also published a biography of John Milton, and wrote verse. Her final novel, The Towers of Trezibond (1956) was especially highly regarded and created a literary sensation. She also wrote many articles for periodicals such as The Spectator and The Observer . Her correspondence with a distant cousin, the Revd. J.H.C. Johnson, was publis...

Raine, Kathleen Jessie, 1908-

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Redgrove, Peter William, 1932-

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Coppard, A.E. (Alfred Edgar), 1878-1957

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English short story writer and poet. From the description of Alfred Edgar Coppard letters, 1928-1956. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 489375325 English short-story writer and poet. From the description of Typed letter signed : Dunmow, Essex, to Edward Wagenknecht, 1946 Apr. 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270868041 Coppard was an English author. From the description of Compositions, 1921-1923. (Harvard Uni...

Dick, Kay, 1915-

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Abercrombie, Ralph, fl. 1952

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Braine, John

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Author John Braine was born in Yorkshire; he was raised in a secure, middle-class, Catholic family. He worked a variety of jobs before becoming a librarian, but quit to pursue a writing career after some success publishing articles. His first novel, Room at the Top, was remarkably popular and established Braine as one of Britain's Angry Young Men, so called because of the rebellious ethic they promoted. His work was noted for its directness and unflinching detail. Subsequent novels and screenpla...

Burgess, Anthony, 1917-1993

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Anthony Burgess, adaptor, playwright and composer. James Joyce, author of original source material. From the description of Blooms of Dublin: typescript, 1982. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 86164196 Anthony Burgess, British writer, playwright, and critic. From the description of Letter by Anthony Burgess to Howard Owens, Dec. 10, 1987. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 122545810 English au...

Auden, W.H. (Wystan Hugh), 1907-1973

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Wystan Hugh Auden (1907-1973), poet, was born in York, England, on February 21, 1907. He attended Christ Church, Oxford, from 1925-1928, then served as a schoolmaster in various institutions in England and Scotland from 1930 to 1935, including The Downs School in Colwell. In 1935 Auden married Erika Mann, a writer and the daughter of Thomas Mann, so that she could gain British Citizenship and escape Nazi Germany. Although the two never lived together, they remained married until Mann's death in ...

Elliott, Janice.

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Janice Elliott (1931-1995) was born in Derbyshire and brought up in wartime Nottingham, where her father worked as a commercial artist. She was educated at Nottingham High School for Girls and later St Anne's College, Oxford, where she read English. She started her writing career by producing experimental blank verse dramas, which she forced student friends to read. She had no idea what career to pursue after graduating, but was sufficiently offended when she was advised by Oxford's...

Powys, John Cowper, 1872-1963

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English novelist, essayist, and lecturer. From the description of Letter, 1934 Dec. 12, Dorchester, England, to John P. Waters, Cambridge, Mass. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34365010 From the description of Correspondence, with Alan Dakers, 1948. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34364799 From the description of Letter, 1944 July 18, Cae Coed, Corwen, Wales, to Ada McVickar, New York. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 3436480...

Murry, John Middleton, 1889-1957

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English writer and critic born in London. He was editor of Rhythm, the Athenaeum and the Adelphi. He wrote poetry, essays and criticism In 1918 he married Katherine Mansfield for whose work he helped gain recognition. He also edited the Peace News (1940-46). From the description of John Middleton Murry collection. [1931-1944]. (University of Victoria Libraries). WorldCat record id: 676738340 Author John Middleton Murry was born in London to lower-class parents, and proved to...

Sherry, Norman, fl. 1966

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Woolf, Cecil, editor.

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Stallworthy, Jon Howie, 1935-

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Bainbridge, Beryl, 1932-2010

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English novelist and television screenplay writer; birthdate varies on some sources. From the description of Beryl Bainbridge collection, 1985-1986. (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 70927203 ...

Munro, Ian S. R. (Ian Stafford Ross), 1919-

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Eliot, Esmé Valerie (Fletcher).

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Gibb, Jocelyn Easton, 1907-

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Plomer, William, 1903-1973

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William Plomer was an English poet, novelist, short-story writer, librettist, and songwriter. From the description of William Plomer collection of papers, 1921-1973. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122575712 From the guide to the William Plomer collection of papers, 1921-1973, (The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.) William Plomer was born in South Africa and educated in England. After ...

Hollo, Anselm.

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Patmore, Derek, 1908-1972

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Derek Patmore (1908- ), British author and designer, lineal descendant of Victorian poet Coventry Patmore and son of author Briget Patmore. From the description of Derek Patmore papers 1928-1968. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 173863323 British author, playwright, editor, and journalist. Patmore was born in England (1908), the son of John Deighton and Ethel Elizabeth "Brigit" Morrison-Scott Patmore, and a great-grandson of British author Coventry Pat...

Kirkup, James, 1918-2009

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James Kirkup (1918 - ) was born in South Shields, County Durham and educated at Durham University. The travel writer, poet, novelist, playwright, translator, and broadcaster has authored over thirty works. Kirkup became the first Gregory Fellow in Poetry at Leeds University (1950-1952). He was elected Fellow of the Royal Society for Literature (1962). From the description of James Kirkup poems (MS 20), ca. 1942-1956. (Denver Public Library). WorldCat record id: 255131964 Fro...

Bowen, Elizabeth, 1899-

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Wain John Barrington 1925-1994

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Mackenzie, Faith Compton, 1878-1960

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Brophy, Brigid, 1929-1995

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Novelist. From the description of Letters, 1961-1971. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 39309110 Epithet: afterwards Levey, writer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000561.0x000237 Brigid Antonia Brophy, Lady Levey (1929-1995), was an English author of novels, biographies, essays, and other works. From the description of Brigid Brophy collection, 1937-1953. (Duke Universit...

The Sunday Telegraph

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Wade, Allan, 1881-1955

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Mégroz, Rodolphe Louis, 1891-

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Epithet: writer British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000386.0x0001d9 ...

Maugham, W. Somerset (William Somerset), 1874-1965

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British novelist, playwright, and short story writer, most well-known for his autobiographical novel "Of Human Bondage". From the description of Letter, signed : St. Jean-Cap Ferrat (France), to James R. Parish, Brockton, Mass. 16 June 1961. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 62718967 William Somerset Maugham (1874-1965) was a British author. From the description of W. Somerset Maugham letters, 1919-1927. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 144652236 ...

Sewell, Brocard

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Father Brocard Sewell was a literary critic and editor of the journal, "The Aylesford Review". From the description of Brocard Sewell fonds. [1922-1963]. (University of Victoria Libraries). WorldCat record id: 651604513 ...

Thomas, R.S. (Ronald Stuart), 1913-2000

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Bond, Edward

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Epithet: playwright and director British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000472.0x0002ce ...

McFee, William, 1881-1966

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20th century American author. From the description of William McFee writings, [ca.1913-1928]. (University of California, Berkeley). WorldCat record id: 122599069 William McFee was an English novelist, essayist, and literary critic. From the description of William McFee collection of papers, [1914]-[1954]. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122626277 William McFee, a marine engineer and novelist, was born in London, England. He served as appre...

Southwold, Stephen, 1887-1964

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Kay, Dick, 1915-

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Hoff, Harry Summerfield, active approximately 1979-1991, novelist

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Epithet: novelist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001186.0x0000a8 ...

Hutchinson, R. C. (Ray Coryton), 1907-1975

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Enright, D.J. (Dennis Joseph), 1920-2002

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Bax, Clifford, 1886-1962

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Clifford Bax was a diverse and talented writer, prolific and opinionated, perhaps best known for his verse plays. Born into an affluent family, Bax was greatly influenced by reading traditional English poets in his teens. He also developed an interest in mysticism, and later in Buddhism and Platonistic theories, all of which influenced his work and worldview; although he became a successful playwright, poet, novelist, critic, editor, and biographer, the mystical ideals espoused in his works coup...

Fane, Julian Charles, 1927-

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Moraes, Dom, 1938-2004

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Dominic Francis Moraes was born July 19, 1938, in Bombay (now Mumbai), India, to Frank Moraes, an attorney and journalist, and Beryl Moraes, a doctor. The family moved often during Moraes’ childhood, and he traveled extensively with his father, the editor of The Times of India, especially to Australia and Southeast Asia. Moraes began writing poetry at age twelve and attended a Jesuit high school. At age eighteen he entered Oxford University where he met the influential poets W. H. A...

Orient/West Magazine

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Tambimuttu, Thurairajah, 1915-

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Franklin, Colin E., 1923-

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Day Lewis, Cecil, 1904-1972

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Bunting, Basil

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Although British educator, journalist, and poet Basil Bunting has published numerous books of poetry, most critics consider Briggflatts: an autobiography his best work. Bunting was born on March 1, 1900, in Scotswood, Northumberland, England and died on April 17, 1985, in Hexham, England. From the description of Briggflatts : an autobiography : typescript, 1965. (University of Delaware Library). WorldCat record id: 503472339 British modernist poet. From the descr...

Godden, Rumer, 1907-1998

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Margaret Rumer Godden Haynes-Dixon was a British writer whose works reflect her experiences in colonial India and in England and Scotland. From the description of Rumer Godden correspondence with Marshall Best, 1974-1975. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64095124 English author, poet, and children's writer; d. 1998. From the description of Rumer Godden collection, [193-]-[197-]. (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 70925330 ...

Northwestern university

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During World War II, Northwestern offered its facilities for use by the War Department. The Army, Navy, and Civil Aeronautics Administration operated eleven training programs at Northwestern in addition to the Naval Reserve Officers Training Corps (N.R.O.T.C.) established in 1926: the Navy V-7, Naval Reserve Midshipmen's School; the Navy V-5, Naval Aviation Prepatory Program; the Navy V-1, Accredited College Program; the Naval Training School (Radio); the Army Signal Corps Officers Training Scho...

Gogarty, Oliver St. John, 1878-1957

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Irish writer Oliver St. John Gogarty's (1878-1957) works were influenced by his career as a physician and his involvement in politics. Gogarty developed friendships with other members of the Irish Literary Renaissance, such as James Joyce and W. B. Yeats. Gogarty's poems were lauded by colleagues such as Yeats and George Russell (A.E.). Gogarty also published works under pseudonyms. Known as a satirist, Gogarty's works sometimes inspired controversy. From the description of Oliver St...

Woodham-Smith, Cecil, 1896-1977

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English author; biographer of Queen Victoria; d. 1977. From the description of Cecil Woodham-Smith collection, 1955-1977 (bulk 1955-1964). (Boston University). WorldCat record id: 70954217 ...

Whistler, Laurence, 1912-2000

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Author. From the description of ALS : [s.l.] to Kenneth [Rae], [1944?]. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 47243999 Laurence Whistler (1912-2000), minor poet, glass engraver and stained-glass artist, was the younger brother of Rex [Reginald John] Whistler (1905-1944), poet, society painter, muralist, and illustrator. From the description of Laurence Whistler letters to Martin Secker, and manuscript, 1949-1958. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). Wor...