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Pont (1908–1940)

Author of The British Character

8 Works 137 Members 1 Review

About the Author

Image credit: portrait by Peter Scott

Works by Pont

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Common Knowledge

Legal name
Laidler, Gavin Graham
Laidler, Graham
Other names
Pont
Birthdate
1908-07-04
Date of death
1940-11-23
Gender
male
Occupations
humourist
cartoonist
illustrator
Organizations
Punch magazine
Cause of death
polio
Nationality
UK
Birthplace
Jesmond, Northumberland, England
Associated Place (for map)
Jesmond, Northumberland, England

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Reviews

1 review
Superb collection from an author that unhappily died very young (the year after this book came out). Beautiful drawings.

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E. M. Delafield Introduction
Alan Coren Preface

Statistics

Works
8
Members
137
Popularity
#149,083
Rating
4.0
Reviews
1
ISBNs
10

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