Quote by: Claire Tomalin

I thought it was a glorious thing to be a critic and to be a literary editor, and one was really doing something that mattered: to keep up standards, to take books seriously.


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Author Bio


  • NameClaire Tomalin
  • DescriptionEnglish biographer and journalist
  • AliasesClaire Delavenay
  • BornJune 20, 1933
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionJournalist; Writer
  • AwardsJames Tait Black Memorial Prize