Faces of Philip
by Jessica Mitford
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"Theodore Philip Toynbee (25 June 1916? 15 June 1981) was a British writer and communist. He wrote experimental novels, and distinctive verse novels, one of which was an epic called Pantaloon, a work in several volumes, only some of which are published. He also wrote memoirs of the 1930s, and reviews and literary criticism, the latter mainly via his employment with The Observer newspaper. He was born in Oxford; his father was the historian Arnold J. Toynbee, and his maternal grandfather was show more Gilbert Murray. He was educated at Rugby School, where he became rebellious, reacting against the public school system. Inspired by the example of Esmond Romilly, later a friend, he ran away, returned shortly and was expelled. He later wrote a memoir of Romilly, and Jasper Ridley (1913?1944), entitled Friends Apart. Through Romilly, Toynbee met Jessica Mitford, who became a close friend after Esmond died in WWII."--Wikipedia. show lessTags
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- People/Characters
- Philip Toynbee
- Dedication
- To Josephine, Polly, Jason, Lucy, Clara
- First words
- In June 1980 I had a letter from Philip Toynbee saying: Believe it or not, I've just been asked to write your Times obituary.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)However, the hills seem to get a little bit lower and the valleys not quite so deep -- so perhaps our last years will be a glorious glide through the air in a holy haze.
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