James Tait Black Memorial Prizes
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Edition 27 (1945) Winner
Leonard Alfred George Strong
レオナード・アルフレッド・ジョージ・ストロング
Reonādo Arufureddo Jōji Sutorangu
Aliases:
L. A. G. Strong
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1896-03-08 （Compton Gifford）
- Died
- 1958-08-17 （Guildford, Surrey） age 62
- Nationality
- English
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Church of England
- Residence History
- Compton Gifford, Devon → Oxford → Guildford, Surrey
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, critic, historian, poet, publisher director, schoolmaster
- Active Years
- 1921-1958
- Affiliations
- Methuen Ltd., Summer Fields School, Central School of Speech and Drama, Brighton College (governor)
- Influenced By
- W. B. Yeats, John Millington Synge, John Masefield
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton College | — | Classics | — | 少年期 | United Kingdom |
| Wadham College, Oxford | Literature and Arts | — | Open Classical Scholar | 1914頃-1917 | United Kingdom |
Brighton College
Classics
Period:
少年期
Year of Graduation:
1914
Country:
United Kingdom
Wadham College, Oxford
Literature and Arts
Degree:
Open Classical Scholar
Period:
1914頃-1917
Year of Graduation:
1917
Country:
United Kingdom
Influenced by W. B. Yeats
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945 | James Tait Black Memorial Prize | Travellers | — | University of Edinburgh | winner |
James Tait Black Memorial Prize
1945
Work:
Travellers
Organization:
University of Edinburgh
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Dewer Rides
1929 NovelHis first novel, set on Dartmoor.
Rural lifeViolence and ideals
The Brothers
1932 NovelStory of brothers, filmed in 1947.
RomanceFamily
Adaptations
- [Film] The Brothers / David MacDonald (1947)
Sea Wall
1933 NovelCo-written with John Francis Swaine.
Adventure
The Seven Arms
1935 NovelTale of a heroine in the western Highlands.
Celtic cultureRomance
Travellers
1945 Short story collectionThirty-one selected short stories. Winner of James Tait Black Memorial Prize.
Variety of moodHumanity
Dublin Days
1921 PoetryHis first volume of poetry.
Ireland
Bibliography
- Green Memory
- Breakdown
- The Buckross Ring
Adaptations
- Haunted Honeymoon (script contribution)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- clean, muscular proseastonishing variety of mood and incident
- Recurring Motifs
- countryside descriptionsromance of young peoplesupernatural elementsunhappy marriagescall of the wild
Legacy
Popular English novelist, critic, historian, and poet. Served as director of Methuen Ltd. from 1938 to 1958. Known for short stories and supernatural tales. Proud of Irish heritage and friend of W. B. Yeats.
Archives
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library (Leonard Strong Collection)
Trivia
- Born to an Irish mother and proud of his Irish heritage.
- Maintained a 20-year friendship with W. B. Yeats starting in 1919.
- Co-authored novels and stories with John Francis Swaine, sharing royalties.
- Wrote 'Breakdown', a favorite of Boris Karloff.
- Believed in ghosts and psychic phenomena, claiming personal experiences.