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Seán Jennett
Seán Jennett (12 November 1912 – 1981), also Sean Jennet, was a British typographer, book editor, and author of travel books. He was also a published poet. A copyright registration of 1943 describes as a pseudonym, giving his name as John Clark Jennett, living at Addlestone. Life Jennett was from Yorkshire. In earlier life he was a typography, typographer for Faber and Faber, who published his ''The Making of Books'' (1951). Leaving Faber & Faber, Jennett worked for the Grey Walls Press with Wrey Gardiner. Gardiner wrote later of how Jennett redesigned ''Poetry Quarterly'' which he was editing in 1943, dealing with printers in the wartime conditions and boosting sales. Jennett consulted with T. S. Eliot and others at the time of the Ern Malley hoax of that year. He contributed to ''The Wind and the Rain'', a literary magazine edited by Neville Braybrooke (1923–2001). A reviewer there wrote that "Jennett is at his best in the sonnets and in a five-line stanza of his own". ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Addlestone
Addlestone ( or ) is a town in Surrey, England. It is located approximately southwest of London. The town is the administrative centre of the Runnymede (borough), Borough of Runnymede, of which it is the largest settlement. Geography Addlestone is approximately northeast of Guildford and southwest of London. Narrow buffer zone, green buffers separate the town from Weybridge, Chertsey and Ottershaw. There is no precisely defined southern boundary with New Haw. Addlestone is home to the ancient Crouch Oak tree, under which it is said Queen Elizabeth I picnicked. It also marked the edge of Windsor Forest and Great Park, Windsor Forest before it was largely cut down for fields and settlements. Elevation, soil and geology Elevations range between and . The maximum is on Row Hill recreation ground, Row Town, Addlestone; a ridge that continues to the northwest of Row Town where it is known as Ongar/Spinney Hill, where Great Grove Farm in its centre also reaches this height; the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
