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Há 2 dias · In 1852 he married Bessie Gurly; in the view of Shaw's biographer Michael Holroyd she married to escape a tyrannical great-aunt. If, as Holroyd and others surmise, George's motives were mercenary, then he was disappointed, as Bessie brought him little of her family's money. [5]
14 de mai. de 2024 · Sir Christopher Ondaatje, financiador e co-fundador do prêmio (junto com Sir Michael Holroyd, Presidente Emeritus da RSL), disse: “O prêmio RSL Ondaatje agora completa vinte anos. Sinto-me especialmente orgulhoso da diversidade de lugares retratados por nossos vencedores.
Há 6 dias · In 1982 Drabble married her second husband, British biographer Michael Holroyd. Her sister was acclaimed writer A.S. Byatt. Drabble was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1980 and advanced to Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) in 2008.
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31 de mai. de 2024 · George Mallory’s Everest climb was no macho heroism—It was rooted in racism, war, tragedy. In 1999, Mallory’s mummified body was retrieved from the ice, with signs of injuries suggesting he was killed in a fall. The body of his climbing partner Sandy Irvine was never found. Praveen Swami. 31 May, 2024 08:14 am IST.
15 de mai. de 2024 · This year marks the 20th anniversary of the prize, which was instituted in 2004 by funder and co-founder Ondaatje and RSL president emeritus Sir Michael Holroyd.
15 de mai. de 2024 · This year marks the 20th anniversary of the prize, which was instituted by funder and co-founder Ondaatje and RSL president emeritus Sir Michael Holroyd. Ondaatje said: “The RSL Ondaatje Prize has now been given for twenty years. Exploring the theme of place has provided metaphors for my own stories.
10 de mai. de 2024 · Detective work by a Shropshire art specialist may have discovered the missing piece of a jigsaw for noted British biographer Michael Holroyd.
