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Philip Toynbee


Born
in St Briavels, Gloucestershire, England, The United Kingdom
June 25, 1916

Died
June 15, 1981

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Philip Toynbee was an English writer and editor best known for novels that experiment with time and symbolical elements.

He was the son of the historian Arnold Toynbee and grandson of the classical scholar Gilbert Murray. He was educated at Rugby School and the University of Oxford. In 1938–39 he edited a newspaper, the Birmingham Town Crier. After service in World War II he worked in publishing and, from 1950, was on the editorial staff of the newspaper The Observer.

Of Toynbee’s experimental, subjective novels, the best known are The Savage Days (1937), The Barricades (1943), and Tea with Mrs. Goodman (1947). Later he wrote novels in verse, notably the “Pantaloon” series: Pantaloon or the Valediction (1961), Two Brothers (1964); A Learned C
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Average rating: 4.33 · 18 ratings · 5 reviews · 19 distinct works
Tea with Mrs. Goodman

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Part of a Journey: An Autob...

it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1981 — 5 editions
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Friends apart: A memoir of ...

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The age of the spirit: Reli...

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End of a Journey: An Autobi...

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The Barricades

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The Fearful Choice: a Debat...

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The Savage Days

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Pantaloon or the Valediction

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Two Brothers, The Fifth Day...

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