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Brian Lunn
Brian Lunn (1893–1956) was a British writer and translator. He was born in Bloomsbury, London, youngest of three sons (there being also a daughter) of Methodist parents Sir Henry Simpson Lunn (1859-1939) and Mary Ethel, née Moore, daughter of a canon. He had a somewhat Puritanical upbringing, his father, founder of Lunn's Travel agency that would become Lunn Poly, having strong religious beliefs which were in conflict with his talent as a businessman. Arnold Lunn and Hugh Kingsmill were his brothers. In the mid-1920s Lunn was living at 50 Manchester St, London, W1. His most important work as a writer was 'Switchback', his autobiography published in 1948. Its highlight is Brian's description of a mental breakdown he had while serving in Mesopotamia in the 11th Black Watch. The onset of his breakdown was described as follows: His other books include a biography of Martin Luther, an "autobiography" of Satan which he "collated" in collaboration with William Gerhardie, a tr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bloomsbury
Bloomsbury is a district in the West End of London. It is considered a fashionable residential area, and is the location of numerous cultural, intellectual, and educational institutions. Bloomsbury is home of the British Museum, the largest museum in the United Kingdom, and several educational institutions, including University College London and a number of other colleges and institutes of the University of London as well as its central headquarters, the New College of the Humanities, the University of Law, the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, the British Medical Association and many others. Bloomsbury is an intellectual and literary hub for London, as home of world-known Bloomsbury Publishing, publishers of the ''Harry Potter'' series, and namesake of the Bloomsbury Set, a group of British intellectuals which included author Virginia Woolf, biographer Lytton Strachey, and economist John Maynard Keynes. Bloomsbury began to be developed in the 17th century under the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
