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Norman Davis

Born

in Dunedin, New Zealand

May 16, 1913

Died

December 02, 1989

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Norman Davis was born in 1913 at Dunedin, New Zealand. He received his education at Otago Boys' High School and the University of Otago, where he was taught by Professor Herbert Ramsay. He was awarded a Rhodes scholarship to Merton College, Oxford, in 1934 and studied comparative philology. From 1937 to 1938, he lectured in English at the University of Kaunas in Lithuania, and then at the University of Sofia, Bulgaria, 1938–39.

He remained in Bulgaria in the early part the Second World War, as a clandestine member of the Special Operations Executive. He was interned in Italy for a time, then resumed clandestine work from Turkey.

After the war he taught at the universities of London, Glasgow and Oxford. He succeeded J.R.R. Tolkien as the Merto ...more

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Average rating: 3.89 · 567 ratings · 58 reviews · 49 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Paston Letters 3.64 avg rating — 132 ratings — published 1789 — 18 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Chaucer Glossary by Norman Davis, Douglas Gray, Patricia Ingham 3.86 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 1979 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Paston Letters and Papers of the Fifteenth Century: Part I (Early English Text Society Supplementary Series) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Oxford Book of Late Medieval Verse and Prose 3.88 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1985	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	English and Medieval Studies Presented to J.R.R. Tolkien on the Occasion of his Seventieth Birthday. by Norman Davis (Editor), C.L. Wrenn (Editor) 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1962	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ultimate Bread Machine Cookbook: 600 Irresistible Recipes for Making Homemade Bread with Any Bread Maker 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Non-Cycle Plays and Fragments by Norman Davis (Editor), F. Lloyd Harrison (Contributor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1970	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	BACKING A SEMI: An illustrated guide of proven techniques.: Focusing on the 90° back with a Tractor Trailer rig. 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Greek Coins and Cities 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Westchester Patriarchs: A Genealogical Dictionary of Westchester County, New York Families Prior to 1755 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2009 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars