Richard Aldington (Critical Survey of Poetry)

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Richard Aldington established himself in the literary world of London as a youthful poet, but later in life he increasingly devoted his attention to prose fiction, translation, biography, and criticism. His first novel, Death of a Hero (1929), drew favorable attention, and it was followed in 1930 by Roads to Glory, a collection of thirteen short stories. Aldington continued to publish fiction until 1946, when his last novel, The Romance of Casanova, appeared.

From early in his career, Aldington was highly regarded as a...

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