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Also Known As Cyril Vernon Connolly
Born September 10, 1903 • Coventry • England
Died November 26, 1974 (aged 71) • London • England
Founder “Horizon”
Notable Works “The Rock Pool”
Sir Stephen Spender
English poet
Geoffrey Grigson
British editor and poet
Lockhart, detail of an oil painting by H.W. Pickersgill, 1830
John Gibson Lockhart
Scottish biographer
Charles Dickens
Charles Dickens
British novelist
George Orwell
George Orwell
British author
Wyndham Lewis
Wyndham Lewis
British artist and writer
Nick Hornby
Nick Hornby
British writer
Chesterton, G.K.
G.K. Chesterton
British author
Jefferies, Richard
Richard Jefferies
British naturalist and author
John Lehmann
British poet
T.S. Eliot
T.S. Eliot
American-English poet, playwright, and literary critic
Mario Vargas Llosa
Mario Vargas Llosa
Peruvian author
Carlos Fuentes
Carlos Fuentes
Mexican writer and diplomat
H.L. Mencken
H.L. Mencken
American writer
Mulk Raj Anand
Mulk Raj Anand
Indian author
Doris Lessing
British writer
J.G. Ballard
British author
David Lodge
English novelist, literary critic, playwright, and editor
Elizabeth Bowen
Elizabeth Bowen
British author
Novelist Muriel Spark
Muriel Spark
British writer