Wyndham, John Max Henry Scawen, b 1948 (7th Baron Leconfield, 2nd Baron Egremont, biographer, novelist)
Person
Dates
- Existence: b 1948
Biography
Max Egremont is a British biographer and author. His biography of Sassoon, 'Siegfried Sassoon: A Life' (Picador, Great Britain) was published in 2005. His other works include 'The Cousins: a biographical study of Wilfrid Scawen Blunt and George Wyndham' (1977); 'Balfour: a life of Arthur James Balfour' (1980); 'Under Two Flags: the life of Major-General Sir Edward Spears' (1997); 'Forgotten Land: journeys among the ghosts of East Prussia' (2011); and the novels 'The Ladies' Man' (1983), 'Dear Shadows' (1986), 'Painted Lives' (1989), and 'Second Spring' (1993).
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Fonds
Egremont Sassoon papers
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.9877
Scope and Contents
Papers relating to Siegfried Loraine Sassoon accumulated by his biographer Max Egremont. The papers are arranged in two series: correspondence and research files.The correspondence includes Sassoon's incoming and outgoing letters, and letters received by various family members. A number of photographs of Sassoon are included with the letters. Sassoon's correspondence includes a large series of letters from his mother, Georgiana Theresa Sassoon (née Thornycroft, known as Theresa)...
Dates:
1890-2003 (circa)
Conditions Governing Access:
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Cambridge University Library