John Barrington Wain Quotes (Images)
Showing all picture quotes-
Sorry
No results found
We havn't found any Picture Quotes by John Barrington Wain
Birth: | 14th March, 1925 |
Death: | 24th May, 1994 |
Nationality: | British |
Profession: | Novelist, Poet, Professor |
John Barrington Wain was born in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England. He was an English poet, novelist, literary critic and professor. For most of his life, he worked as a freelance journalist and author, writing and reviewing for newspapers and the radio. He earned a BA degree in 1946, and an MA degree in 1950 both from St. John's College, Oxford. He was a lecturer in English literature at the University of Reading from 1949 to 1955, and was professor of poetry at Oxford from 1973 to 1978. He wrote several poems, including Mixed Feelings, A Word Carved on a Sill, Weep Before God, Wildtrack, Letters to Five Artists, Feng, The twofold, and Open Country. He wrote several novels include: Hurry on Down, A Travelling Woman, Strike the Father Dead, The smaller sky, A Winter in the Hills, The pardoner's tale, Lizzie's Floating Shop, and Young Shoulders (Won- Whitbread book Prize).
Related Authors
Advertisement
Today's Anniversary - 19th April
Births
- 1942 - Alan Price
- 1935 - Dudley Moore
- 1953 - Ruby Wax
- 1957 - Mukesh Ambani
- 1972 - Austin Warren Dacey
Deaths
- 1689 - Christina, Queen of Sweden
- 1949 - Stephen Samuel Wise
- 1938 - Sir Henry John Newbolt
- 2012 - Levon Helm
- 1824 - Lord Byron
Quote of the day
Topics (Picture Quotes)
About Quoteswave
Our mission is to motivate, boost self confiedence and inspire people to Love life, live life and surf life with words.
Share with your friends