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Rosemary Tonks
Rosemary Tonks (17 October 1928 – 15 April 2014) was an English poet and author. After publishing two poetry collections, six novels, and pieces in numerous media outlets, she disappeared from the public eye following her conversion to Fundamentalist Christianity in the 1970s; little was known about her life past that point, until her death.Motion, Andrew (2004). ''The Times'' (London); 30 October 2004 p. 8Astley, Neil (2004), ''Being Alive'', Bloodaxe Books. Quoted i''The Indexer'', April 2005. Accessed 12 January 2007 Early life and marriage Born Rosemary Desmond Boswell Tonks in Gillingham, Kent, she had a difficult childhood. She was the only child of Gwendoline () and Desmond Tonks. Her father was the nephew of Henry Tonks, the surgeon, painter, and in the 1920s, professor of fine art at Slade School of Fine Art, Slade. A mechanical engineer, Desmond died of blackwater fever in Africa before Rosemary was born. She spent her early years in and out of different schools and c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Guardian
''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in Manchester in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'' and changed its name in 1959, followed by a move to London. Along with its sister paper, ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardian'' is part of the Guardian Media Group, owned by the Scott Trust Limited. The trust was created in 1936 to "secure the financial and editorial independence of ''The Guardian'' in perpetuity and to safeguard the journalistic freedom and liberal values of ''The Guardian'' free from commercial or political interference". The trust was converted into a limited company in 2008, with a constitution written so as to maintain for ''The Guardian'' the same protections as were built into the structure of the Scott Trust by its creators. Profits are reinvested in its journalism rather than distributed to owners or shareholders. It is considered a newspaper of record in the UK. The editor-in-chief Katharine Viner succeeded Alan Rusbridger in 2015. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
