Edward Tangye Lean (23 February 1911 – 28 October 1974) was a British authorEdward Tangye Lean
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. and original founder of the

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Biography

Lean's father was Francis William le Blount Lean and his mother was Helena Annie (née Tangye) Lean, who were married in 1904, separated by 1927, and were both

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, Tangye Lean was an undergraduate at

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, he founded the original Inklings club around 1931, for the reading of unfinished compositions. The club consisted of students and dons, including

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and

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. When Lean left Oxford in 1933, the club faltered. However, its name was transferred by Tolkien and Lewis to their literary group at

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. Lean also contributed to the ''

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'' magazine at Oxford. Lean went on to become a writer, especially on historical themes. He was a journalist and book reviewer for the ''

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''. Later, he was Director of External Broadcasting at the BBC.(Edward) Tangye Lean (1911–1974), Director of External Broadcasting BBC

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Books

* ''Of Unsound Mind'' (Cobden-Sanderson, 1932) * ''Storm in Oxford'' (Cobden-Sanderson, 1932) *
Voices in the Darkness
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, 1943) * ''The Napoleonists: A study in political disaffection, 1760–1960 '' (

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, 1970)

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1911 births 1974 deaths People educated at Leighton Park School Alumni of University College, Oxford Inklings English male journalists English literary critics 20th-century English novelists BBC executives British male novelists 20th-century English male writers {{UK-novelist-stub

Biography

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