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Anthony Powell

Anthony Powell was born in London in 1905 and was educated at Eton and Balliol College, Oxford. He worked for a London publisher from 1927 to 1935. and as a film scriptwriter from 1935 to 1936. He has written reviews and literary columns for various newspapers and periodicals and was Literary Editor of Punch from 1952 to 1958. He was commissioned in the Welch Regiment in 1939 and subsequently transferred to the Intelligence Corps where he served as a liaison officer with the Allied Forces.
His published works are: Afternoon Men (1931), Venusberg (1932), From a View to a Death (1933), What's Become of Waring (1939), John Aubrey and His Friends (1948). Selections from John Aubrey (1949), A Question of Upbringing (1951). A Buyer's Market (1952). The Acceptance World (1955), At Lady Molly's (James Tait Black Memorial Prize (1957), and Casanova's Chinese Restaurant (I960).
The last five books form the first half of the Music of Time sequence.
Anthony Powell married Lady Violet Pakenham in 1934 and they had two sons.

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English novelist (1905-2000)

Born 1905
Died 2000

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  • Cover of: The acceptance of absurdity: Anthony Powell & Robert Vanderbilt : letters 1952 - 1963

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  • Cover of: SOME POETS, ARTISTS & 'A REFERENCE FOR MELLORS'

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  • Cover of: A dance to the music of time III: autumn.

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  • Cover of: Een kopersmarkt

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  • Cover of: Een kwestie van opvoeding

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  • Cover of: A writer's notebook

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  • Cover of: Temporary Kings (A Dance to the Music of Time)

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  • Cover of: Journals

    First published in 1995 1 edition in 1 language
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  • Cover of: Journals 1982-1986

    First published in 1995 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: A QUESTION OF UPBRINGING (A DANCE TO THE MUSIC OF TIME)

    First published in 1991 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Acceptance World

    First published in 1991 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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English novelist (1905-2000)

Born 1905
Died 2000
Subjects
Fiction, general, Fiction, Social life and customs, Fiction in English, British and irish fiction (fictional works by one author), Great britain, fiction, English Novelists, Great britain, social life and customs, fiction, Biography, English literature, Manners and customs, Novelists, English, Intellectual life, English fiction, World War, 1939-1945, England, fiction, London life, Powell, anthony, 1905-2000, Authors, english, Diaries, English Autobiographical fiction, Fiction, biographical, History, 20th century, Authors, English
Places
England, Great Britain, London, London (England), East End (London, England), English-speaking countries
People
Anthony Powell (1905-), Anthony Powell (1905-2000), Anthony, 1905- Powell, John Aubrey (1626-1697), Anthony Powell, John Aubrey, Kenneth Widmerpool, Robert Vanderbilt, Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919)
Time
20th century, 1900-1970, 1984-, 19th century, Early 20th century, George III, 1760-1820

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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ids
January 17, 2020 Edited by Jorge Reinaldo Galindo correction
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April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import