James Tait Black Memorial Prizes
1 appearances
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Edition 45 (1963) Winner
Georgina Battiscombe
ジョージナ・バティスコム
Jōjina Battisukomu
Aliases:
Esther Georgina Harwood
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1905-11-21 （Mayfair, London）
- Died
- 2006-02-26 age 100
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Oxford → Zanzibar → Durham → Windsor Castle
Career
- Occupations
- Biographer
- Active Years
- 1943-1992
- Memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Michael's School | — | Oxford | — | — | United Kingdom |
| Lady Margaret Hall | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
St Michael's School
Oxford
Country:
United Kingdom
Lady Margaret Hall
Country:
United Kingdom
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | James Tait Black Memorial Prize | John Keble | — | — | 受賞 |
James Tait Black Memorial Prize
1963
Work:
John Keble
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Charlotte Mary Yonge: the Story of an Uneventful Life
1943 BiographyBiography of Victorian romantic novelist Charlotte Mary Yonge.
Victorian era
Catherine Gladstone
1956 BiographyBiography of Catherine Gladstone, wife of Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone.
Victorian era
John Keble
1963 BiographyBiography of English churchman John Keble.
ReligionVictorian era
Queen Alexandra
1969 BiographyBiography of Alexandra of Denmark.
RoyaltyDeafness
Bibliography
- Two on Safari (1946)
- English Picnics (1949)
- Christina Rossetti (1965)
- Shaftesbury (1974)
- Reluctant Pioneer: The Life of Elizabeth Wordsworth (1978)
- The Spencers of Althorp (1984)
- Winter Song (1992)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- BiographicalVictorian focus
- Recurring Motifs
- RoyaltyReligious figuresDeafness
Health
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Otosclerosis生涯の大部分Caused severe deafness for much of her life, corrected by surgery and hearing aid; gave insight into Queen Alexandra's predicament.
Legacy
British biographer specializing in Victorian era lives, awarded James Tait Black Memorial Prize, lived to 100.
Quotes
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So often the unfortunate royalties do not even receive common politeness from those who write about them.
Source: Interview (2006)
Trivia
- Born Esther Georgina Harwood.
- Had one child.
- Lived in Windsor Castle's Henry III Tower.