Richard Aldington

Patrick Quinn

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.08: English Writing and Culture of the early Twentieth Century , 1900-1945.
Vol. editors: Chris Baldick (Goldsmiths College, University of London), Peter Childs (Birmingham Newman University), Louise McDonald (Birmingham Newman University), Andrew Radford (University of Glasgow)

Dates

Born 8 Jul 1892
Died 27 Jul 1962
Activity 1912-1962

Places

Born in England
Active in England; France; Italy

Activities

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Biographer
Essayist
Novelist
Poet

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Anthologist
Autobiographer
Literary Critic/ Historian

Resources

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Edward Godfree (Richard) Aldington was born at Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, on 8 July 1892. He was one of four children who grew up near Dover and the surrounding countryside. His mother, May Aldington, was one of those particular breed of middle class Victorian women who suffered from materialism and a dream of upward mobility. She was a romantic novelist who irritated her son with her hollowness and cant. In later life, Aldington was to portray his mother with critical acuteness through the characters of Mrs Winterbourne in

Death of a Hero

(1929) and Mrs Withers in

The Colonel’s Daughter

(1931). His father, Albert Edward Aldington, was a solicitor with little talent or direction. Aldington was seemingly aware of his father’s weaknesses, but he felt a strong affinity for his…

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Citation: Quinn, Patrick. "Richard Aldington". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 07 July 2001 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=65, accessed 21 November 2024.]