Tablet Publishing Company editorial correspondence

Jennings, Elizabeth, 1926-2001

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Elizabeth Joan Jennings was born on July 18, 1926, in Boston, Lincolnshire, England, to Henry Cecil Jennings, a medical officer of health, and Helen Mary Turner. Raised as a Roman Catholic, she attended Rye St. Antony School and later Oxford High School. When Jennings was thirteen years old she discovered poetry, first struck by Chesterton's The Battle of Lepanto. She found early encouragement in teachers and an uncle, himself a poet. Jennings studied English at St. Anne's College, Oxford from 1...

Tablet Publishing Company (London, England)

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English Catholic periodical The Tablet was founded in London in 1840 by Frederick Lucas, a Quaker convert to Catholicism. As of 2023, it was the second oldest weekly journal in Britain....

Galvin, Patrick, 1927-2011

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Irish poet, playwright, and balladeer. Galvin was born in Cork City, Ireland. In the early 1970's he was attached to the Lyric Theatre in Belfast. Some of his work concerns "the troubles" in Northern Ireland. He is also known for his interest in Irish folk music. From the description of Patrick Galvin Papers, 1973-1985. (Boston College). WorldCat record id: 32006829 ...

Barber, George, 1913-

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Eagleton, Terry, 1943-....

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Cumming, John, 1937-

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John Cumming was a literary editor for English Catholic periodical The Tablet during the 1970s....

Levi, Peter

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English poet, scholar and author. Levi was born in Ruislip, Middlesex. He was educated in England and entered the Society of Jesus. He began teaching at Oxford University in 1966. His career spanned the fields of poetry, classical studies, and archaeology. Much of his work involved extensive travel to Greece, Afghanistan, and the United States. Levi resigned from the Jesuits in 1977. From the description of Peter Levi Papers, 1949-1989, (bulk 1960-1989). (Bos...

Evans-Pritchard, E. E. 1902-1973.

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Wright, David, 1920-1994

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David (John Murray) Wright, the poet and writer, was born on 23 February 1920 in Johannesburg, South Africa. He became deaf at the age of seven, was brought to England at the age of fourteen to attend the Northampton School for the Deaf, and graduated from Oriel College, Oxford, in 1942. Between 1965 and 1967 he was a Gregory Fellow in Poetry at the University of Leeds. His first poetry collection, Poems, was published by Poetry London in 1949. He subsequently published numerous other books of p...

Nye, Robert Jay

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English author. From the description of Papers, 1911, 1959-1975. (Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center (HRC); University of Texas at Austin). WorldCat record id: 122598001 ...

Sykes, Christopher, 1907-1986

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Christopher Hugh Sykes was born at Sledmere near Malton, England, on Nov. 17, 1907, the second son of Mark and Edith Violet (Gorst) Sykes. His father, Sir Mark Sykes, was elected a conservative member of Parliament in 1912 and later served as an adviser to Lloyd George on Middle Eastern affairs. The father's Orientalist interests helped nurture the lifelong interest of the son in the Middle East. Christopher Sykes was educated at Downside School, the Sorbonne, and Christ Church, Oxford. During 1...

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During much of Doctor José Gaspar de Francia's dictatorship (1814-1840), Paraguay was without a bishop and the church was harrassed. From the description of Libro de providencias, ordenes, y autos : por Dn. Juan Antonio Riveras, cura rector de la parrequial de la Villeta : manuscript, 1804-1857. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612746619 An antiphonary is a book containing sacred vocal music, both the antiphons of the breviary, and the musical notes. An antiphon it...

Hollis, Christopher, 1902-1977

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English author. Hollis was educated at Oxford and converted to Catholicism in 1924. He served on the editorial board of THE TABLET and produced a number of biographies and other works. From the description of Christopher Hollis Papers, [19--]-1975. (Boston College). WorldCat record id: 35863157 ...