Rupert Hart-Davis man of letters Ziegler, Philip. creator text bibliography biography Biographies. enk London Chatto & Windus 2004 monographic eng print x, 332 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm "Rupert Hart-Davis was the quintessential man of letters. Born in 1907, he stood at the centre of the literary scene until his death in 1999. Having worked for Heinemann and Cape, he founded his own publishing company after the war." "He wrote an acclaimed biography of Hugh Walpole and published his correspondence with George Lyttelton who had taught him at Eton. The Hart-Davis/Lyttelton letters, published in six volumes between 1978 and 1984, became a surprise bestseller." "His mother - to whom he was obsessively attached - died when he was at Oxford. Devastated, he left without a degree to try his hand at acting. He played alongside Gielgud, Richardson and Olivier ... and found himself having to choose between two attractive young actresses: Celia Johnson and Peggy Ashcroft. When he told Celia that he was going to marry Peggy, she broke down in tears. His marriage to Peggy proved short-lived and disastrous - he lost her temporarily to J.B. Priestley and Paul Robeson and conclusively to the Russian theatre director, Komisajevksy; Celia married Rupert's close companion from his Oxford days, Peter Fleming, but both women remained Rupert's lifelong friends. Rupert married four times and eventually spent a productive retirement in his beloved Yorkshire dales."--Jacket. Philip Ziegler. "Books written or edited by Rupert Hart-Davis": page 296. Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-320) and index. e-uk--- Hart-Davis, Rupert 1907-1999 Publishers and publishing Great Britain Biography Authors, English 20th century Biography Great Britain Intellectual life 20th century Écrivains anglais 20e siècle Biographies Grande-Bretagne Vie intellectuelle 20e siècle Hart-Davis, Rupert 1907-1999 Authors, English Intellectual life Publishers and publishing Great Britain Uitgevers 1900-1999 fast Z325.H33 Z54 2004 070.5092 06.23 0701173203 9780701173203 2005440591 http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0628/2005440591-d.html http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0628/2005440591-d.html EQO 031202 20230504191705.6 in00004675234 eng