Robert Graves
1956Authors, EnglishBiographyEnglish AuthorsGraves, robert, 1895-1985English literature, history and criticism, 20th century
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This biography was first published in 1982. Martin Seymour-Smith had known Robert Graves since early boyhood, and had lived in his house for more than three years. He wrote it with Grave's help, at his home in Deya, while Graves' (sometime) mistress and muse, the notorious Laura Riding, was still alive. Since then, some of the material Seymour-Smith deliberately suppressed has been aired, and is no longer as sensitive as it was. In this revised, expanded and largely rewritten edition, he sets the record straight.
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Authors, EnglishBiographyEnglish AuthorsGraves, robert, 1895-1985English literature, history and criticism, 20th century
First published 1956Characters & people
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20th century
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Martin Seymour-Smith
1928 – 1998
Martin Roger Seymour-Smith (24 April 1928 – 1 July 1998) was a British poet, literary critic, and biographer.<sup>[1][1]</sup> [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Seymour-Smith Celebrated for his broad range of intellectual interests, his grace as a poet and his sharpness as a critic, Mr. Seymour-Smith was perhaps best known for his ''Guide to Modern World Literature,'' which was published in 1973 and revised and expanded in 1986 as ''The Macmillan Guide to Modern World Literature.'' The book was such a thorough study of 20th-century poetry, drama and fiction that some critics doubted it was the work of one person -- until they read it and found Mr. Seymour-Smith's distinctiv…
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