Hewett, Christopher, editor. The Living Curve : Letters to W. J. Strachan, 1929-1979. Taranman, 1984.
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Arthur Koestler
Standard Name: Koestler, Arthur
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Family and Intimate relationships | Elizabeth Jane Howard | EJH
met Arthur Koestler
at a party and was bowled over by his whirlwind energy, but when he proposed marriage she had enough sense to counter-suggest living together for some months instead to see how... |
| Intertextuality and Influence | Cecily Mackworth | Routledge
were trying to persuade her to produce this book, very quickly, in late 1946. |
| Literary responses | Elizabeth Jane Howard | Arthur Koestler
described this, before publication, as a cross between Nancy Mitford
and Evelyn Waugh
. When EJH
told him she was having trouble finishing it, he said she had finished it, and written beyond... |
| Literary responses | Kathleen Nott | The book came with a dustjacket recommendation from Arthur Koestler
(about whom Nott had written admiringly in Astride the Two Cultures: Arthur Koestler
at Seventy, edited by Harold Harris
, 1975). “The Times Digital Archive 1785-2007”. Thompson Gale: The Times Digital Archive. 59492 (4 September 1975): 7; 60049 (7 July 1977): 19 |
| Occupation | Iris Murdoch | Dawson later recalled her as blithe and insouciant about set-texts and exams, preferring to roam over philosophical and literary ideas from Plato
to Arthur Koestler
. Dawson, Jennifer. “Impressions of Iris Murdoch, Teacher, in 1951”. The Ship, Vol. 91 , 2001–2002, pp. 52-3. 52 |
Timeline
February 1936: The awesome trio of political theorist Harold...
Writing climate item
February 1936
The awesome trio
Laity, Paul. “The left’s ace of clubs”. Guardian Unlimited, 7 July 2001.
Laity, Paul. “The left’s ace of clubs”. Guardian Unlimited, 7 July 2001.
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