Goldring, Douglas, 1887-1960

Douglas Goldring was born in Greenwich, England, and died in Deal, Kent. He left Oxford University without a degree in 1906 and subsequently served on the editorial staff of "Country Life", "The English Review", and his own literary magazine, "Tramp". He enlisted in 1914, but was invalided. From 1916 on, he was a conscientious objector. He started to develop anti-American/pro-Soviet attitudes prior to World War II. He was a lecturer in English at Gothenburg, Sweden, 1925-1927, visited New York and Boston, lived on the Riviera, and returned to the United Kingdom in 1930. He founded the Georgian Group, a branch of The Society for the Preservation of Ancient Buildings in 1937. He contributed to journals, wrote letters to editors, and wrote 25 books, including poetry, novels, literary criticism, travel and two autobiographies.

From the description of Douglas Goldring fonds. [1900-1964]. (University of Victoria Libraries). WorldCat record id: 646006405

Douglas Goldring was an English writer and journalist. Having inherited a legacy, he left Oxford without a degree, and moved to London to write. In 1908 he was a sub-editor for ENGLISH REVIEW edited by Ford Madox Ford, and later edited his own literary magazine, THE TRAMP, in 1910, publishing early works by Wyndham Lewis. Goldring was also noted as a radical journalist and prolific contributor to left-wing publications.

From the description of Douglas Goldring collection, 1926-1960. (Peking University Library). WorldCat record id: 63052261