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Selina Hastings

セリナ・ヘイスティングス

Serina Heisutingu su

Aliases: Lady Selina Shirley Hastings

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1945-03-05
Nationality
British
Languages
English

Career

Occupations
Journalist, author, biographer
Active Years
1985-2024
Memberships
Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (FRSL)

Education

St Hugh's College, Oxford
Degree: MA
Country: United Kingdom

Awards

Marsh Biography Award
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Nancy Mitford

1986 Biography

Evelyn Waugh

1995 Biography

Rosamond Lehmann

2002 Biography

The Secret Lives of Somerset Maugham

2010 Biography

Bibliography

  • Sir Gawain and the Loathly Lady
  • The Singing Ringing Tree
  • The Man Who Wanted to Live Forever
  • The Firebird
  • Beibl Lliw Y Plant

Legacy

British journalist, author, and biographer known for her biographies of notable figures. Recipient of the Marsh Biography Award and Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.

Academic Societies

  • Royal Society of Literature

Trivia

  • Elder daughter of Francis Hastings, 16th Earl of Huntingdon, and Margaret Lane.
  • Educated at St Hugh's College, Oxford, where she earned an MA.
  • In remainder to several ancient English baronies, including Hastings and Botreaux.