H. V. Morton (1892–1979)
Author of In Search of England
About the Author
H. V. Morton began writing as an undergraduate in England. By the time he was 19, he became assistant editor of the Birmingham Gazette and Express. Later he joined the staff of the Daily Mail in London. Returning home from the British army after World War I, he realized how little he actually knew show more his country. His explorations led him to write a travel series later published by Dodd. He has been called "perhaps the greatest living authority on the material being of the British Isles---that is to say, on their landscape, buildings, monuments, customs and history." As a devout churchman, he has also written several books on biblical personages and places. He was an experienced and worldly traveler who had a "unique talent for capturing the essence of lives long past." (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Legal name
- Morton, Henry Canova Vollam
- Birthdate
- 1892-07-26
- Date of death
- 1979-06-18
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
South Africa - Birthplace
- Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, England, UK
- Place of death
- South Africa
- Places of residence
- Ashton-under-Lyne, Lancashire, UK
Birmingham, England, UK
London, England, UK
West Somerset, South Africa - Education
- King Edward's School, Birmingham, England, UK
- Occupations
- journalist
travel writer - Organizations
- Birmingham Gazette and Express
Daily Mail (London|sub-editor)
Evening Standard (London)
Daily Express (London)
Daily Herald (London) - Awards and honors
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (FRSL)
Order of the Phoenix (Greece, 1937)
Italian Cavaliere, Order of Merit (1965).
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