Symons, A. J. A. (Alphonse James Albert), 1900-1941
Person
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
A. J. A. Symons papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0177
Abstract
British biographer and bibliophile A. J. A. (Alphonse James Albert) Symons was born in London in 1900. A brother to novelist and critic Julian Symons, A. J. A. Symons is most widely recognized for his experimental biography, The Quest for Corvo (1934), which explored the life of novelist Frederick Rolfe (Baron Corvo). The A. J. A. Symons papers consist of seventy-two items (1 linear foot), including letters, essays, biographies, notebooks, pamphlets, prospectuses,...
Dates:
1920-1982