P.A.G. Aldington letters from Richard Aldington, 1945-1962.

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P.A.G. Aldington letters from Richard Aldington, 1945-1962.

This collection consists of correspondence between Richard Aldington and his younger brother P.A.G. (Tony) Aldington. In these letters, Richard Aldington writes of many facets of his life, including topics never broached with others such as other family members and business issues. Probably the most interesting aspects of the letters are his remarks and anecdotes about the literary people he knew, including his first wife Hilda Doolittle (H.D.), D.H. Lawrence, Lawrence Durrell, Herbert Read, Alister Kershaw, Amy Lowell, T.S. Eliot, and others. There are also stories about people of whom he wrote, including several about T.E. Lawrence.

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Amy Lowell (1874-1925) was born in Brookline, Massachusetts. Her brother, Abbot Lawrence Lowell, was president of Harvard University. At age 36, Lowell had her first poem published in the Atlantic Monthly. In 1912, her first book of poems, A dome of many colored glasses was published. She became associated with the Imagists poets when Ezra Pound, whom she had met on a trip to England, included one of her poems in his anthology, Des imagistes. Lowell wrote critical articles for periodicals in add...

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...

Aldington, P.A. G.

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Aldington, Richard, 1892-1962

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Richard Aldington, British poet, novelist and essayist. From the description of Richard Aldington collection, 1918-1962. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81650599 From the description of Richard Aldington collection, 1918-1962. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702148171 Richard Aldington was born in Hampshire in 1882. Educated at Dover College and London University he founded the "Egotist journal "in 1913. He joined the British Army and served on the Western Front in 19...

H.D. (Hilda Doolittle), 1886-1961

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Lawrence, T. E. (Thomas Edward), 1888-1935

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Durrell, Lawrence

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Read, Herbert, 1893-1968

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Sir Herbert Edward Read was a poet, art critic and champion of modern art in Britain. He produced approximately 1,150 titles on a broad range of topics. His 80 monographs include: 26 on art and artists; 14 on literary criticism; 13 collections of poetry; 10 on politics, primarily on anarchism; 7 on "belles lettres" and biography; 5 on education, most notably "Education Through Art"; and 5 autobiographies. From the description of Sir Herbert Edward Read fonds. [1918-1965]. (University...

Kershaw, Alister.

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