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A.J.A. Symons (1900-1941) pursued a wide variety of projects in his short life, writing and editing works on the verse of the 1890s, the history of the Nonesuch Press, and critical studies of various figures of note. He is remembered for his groundbreaking biography of the bizarre genius Baron Corvo and for his own eccentric hobbies, as chronicled in a biography written by his brother, the mystery novelist Julian Symons. A. S. Byatt's book of essays On Histories and Stories will be published in the US next year. Her new novel, The Biographer's Tale, will be published here in January. (November 2000)
Hadrian the VII was a unique dramatized autobiographical fantasy published in 1904 and written by Frederick Rolfe, a would-be prelate, whose story is pieced together in this classic 'Experiment in Biography'. A J A Symons was himself a curious literary figure, most famous as the co-founder of the Wine and Food Society but this work is a lasting monument. It depicts a truly eccentric figure and, eschewing the norms of biography, turns the enquiry into a rivetting story. First published 1934. (Kirkus UK)
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