Quote of the day
Good authors, too, who once knew better words
Now only use four-letter words
Writing prose —
Anything goes.
Philip Toynbee
Born: June 25, 1916
Died: June 15, 1981 (aged 64)
Bio: Theodore Philip Toynbee was a British writer and communist. He wrote experimental novels, and distinctive verse novels, one of which was an epic called Pantaloon, a work in several volumes, only some of which are published.
Known for:
- Fearful choice, a debate on nuclear policy (1974)
- The age of the spirit (1973)
- The barricades (1943)
- Part of a journey (1981)
- Prothalamium, a cycle of the Holy Graal (1947)