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English novelist (1914-2006)

For other uses, see John Symonds (disambiguation).

John Symonds (12 March 1914, in Battersea, London – 21 October 2006) was an English novelist, biographer, playwright and writer of children's books.

Biography

Early life

He was the son of Robert Wemyss Symonds and Lily Sapzells.

John Addington Symonds (Bristol - Rome ) was one of Victorian Britain's most prolific authors, with works that included poems, translations.

John Addington Symonds (Bristol - Rome ) was one of Victorian Britain's most prolific authors, with works that included poems, translations.

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Yet even then how hard I found it — brought up in English feudalism, educated at an aristocratic public School (Harrow) and an over refined University (Oxford).

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At the age of 16 he moved to London and began educating himself by spending long hours in the reading room of the British Museum. A partial reconciliation with his father resulted in the latter funding research work that John Symonds would later mine for his own novels later in life.^[1]

His first job was at Hulton Press, where he worked as a journalist on Picture Post and during this period he became friends with Dylan Thomas and Stephen Spender.

Being exempted from military service, he helped to edit 'Lilliput' magazine. During this time he had a brief marriage with Hedwig Feurstein.

Career

In 1945 he married the psychotherapist and co