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Vivien was highly intelligent - having been a published poet at the tender age of 13. She began working for Sir Basil Blackwell at 15. Her strengths and charms fascinated Graham and his pursuit...
She published her first book The Little Wings, a collection of poetry and prose, when she was fifteen; it had an introduction by G. K. Chesterton, who was a family friend. [6] She began working for Basil Blackwell when she was fifteen.
- Vivien Dayrell-Browning, 1 August 1904, Rhodesia
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Basil Blackwell. Sir Basil Henry Blackwell (29 May 1889 – 9 April 1984) was born in Oxford, England. He was the son of Benjamin Henry Blackwell (1849–1924), founder of Blackwell's bookshop in Oxford, which went on to become the Blackwell family's publishing and bookshop empire, located on Broad Street in central Oxford. [1]
May 27, 2003 · This article is more than 20 years old. ... but Sir Basil Blackwell, who has died aged 81, was one who achieved it. ... Blackwell left Rolls-Royce in 1949 to work on engines at the Bristol ...
Apr 11, 1984 · He was 94 years old. His son, Julian, said that his father worked until last Thursday. Sir Basil, who was knighted in 1956 by Queen Elizabeth II for his contributions to bookselling, joined his ...
Nov 21, 2016 · It also has the doorway to the “Gaffers Office” in it, which was the office of Basil Blackwell, kept in its original state. Basil Blackwell took over from his father and for over 60 years he ...
Sir Basil Blackwell. (Henry Blackwell) publisher, bookseller. Born: 1889. Birthplace: Oxford, Oxfordshire, England. After studying at Oxford, he entered the family bookselling business. He expanded the focus of the business and began publishing, founding the Shakespeare Head Press in 1921. When he assumed chairmanship of the firm in 1924, he ...
