David Lindsay |
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David Lindsay was born in Blackheath, London, on 3 March 1878, and spent most of his life in England; but part of his childhood was spent in Jedburgh with his father's relations after his father deserted the family, and he returned to Scotland for his summers. He was an underwriter at Lloyd's (1896-1914) and served with the Grenadier Guards during World War I, then lived in Cornwall until 1928 and Sussex until his death. He died in Hove on 16th July 1945. He is chiefly remembered for the science fiction novel "A Voyage to Arcturus" (1920), which C. S. Lewis (1898-1963) acknowledged as being a major influence on his own fantasy novels. Lindsay is now seen as a key figure in the Scottish fantasy tradition.
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A Voyage to Arcturus (1920); The Haunted Woman (1922); Sphinx (1923); The Adventures of M. de Mailly (1926); Devil's Tor (1932); The Violet Apple (1976); The Witch (1976). The Life and Works of David Lindsay, B. Sellin (Cambridge, 1981).
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