Armstrong, Martin, 1882-1974

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Martin Donisthorpe Armstrong (1882-1974), was a prolific poet, novelist, and critic. His first collection of poetry, Exodus and Other Poems, was published in 1912. He enlisted to serve in the first World War and served as a private in the Artists' Rifles, obtained a commission in 1915 to the 8th (Middlesex) regiment, and in 1917 was sent to the French front, where he remained until the armistice. After his return to England he resumed his literary career. Armstrong died at his home in Sutton, near Pulborough, Sussex, on 24 February 1974.

From the description of [Collection of manuscript and related materials]. [1912-1918] (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 137341373

"Martin Donisthorpe Armstrong (1882-1974) was an English writer and poet, known for his stories. He was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and educated at Charterhouse and Pembroke College, Cambridge. He served in World War I in the British Army in France; he was included in the final Georgian Poetry anthology. He married in 1929 Canadian writer Jessie McDonald after she had divorced Conrad Aiken, making Armstrong the step-father of the young Joan Aiken. He appears in disguised form as a character in Conrad Aiken's Ushant." [from Wikipedia].

From the description of Poems and letters to J.W. Haines, 1924-1935. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754864246

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creatorOf Armstrong, Martin, 1882-1974. [Collection of manuscript and related materials]. University of South Carolina, System Library Service, University Libraries
referencedIn Lawlor, Patrick Anthony. Correspondence on Katherine Mansfield, 1938-1966. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Haines, John W. Letters to Wilfred Wilson Gibson, Terence Ian Fytton Armstrong, and Martin Donisthrope Armstrong [manuscript] 1931-32 and 1949. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Armstrong, Martin, 1882-1974. Poems and letters to J.W. Haines, 1924-1935. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
creatorOf Armstrong, Martin. Murdock collection of Overton papers : addition. Tennessee State Library & Archives, TSLA
creatorOf Woolmer, J. Howard,. The Poetry Bookshop Collecton, 1961-1967. The University of Tulsa, McFarlin Library
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Birth 1882-10-02

Death 1974-02-24

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