Peter Hobley Davison (1926–2022)
Author of The Book Encompassed: Studies in Twentieth-Century Bibliography
About the Author
Works by Peter Hobley Davison
Associated Works
4 Plays: Henry IV, Part I; Henry IV, Part II; Henry V; Richard II (1994) — Editor, some editions — 139 copies
Our Job Is to Make Life Worth Living 1949-1950 (Complete Orwell) (1999) — Editor, some editions — 17 copies
Elizabethan Dramatists (Dictionary of Literary Biography Vol. 62) 0810317400 (1987) — Contributor — 2 copies
The Commonwealth of Books: Essays and Studies in Honour of Ian Willison (2007) — Contributor — 2 copies
Studies in Bibliography (Vol. 25) — Contributor — 1 copy
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- Legal name
- Davison, Peter Hobley
- Other names
- Davison, P. H.
Davison, Peter H. - Birthdate
- 1926-09-10
- Date of death
- 2022-08-16
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- Newcastle-upon-Tyne, England, UK
- Place of death
- Swindon, Wiltshire, England, UK
- Occupations
- literary scholar
university professor - Awards and honors
- OBE (1999)
Bibliographical Society Gold Medal (2003)
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- Works
- 13
- Also by
- 15
- Members
- 89
- Popularity
- #207,492
- Rating
- 4.1
- Reviews
- 3
- ISBNs
- 48
The material is divided into five sections: correspondence between Orwell and Rene-Noel Raimbault (the French translator of [b:Down and Out in Paris and London|902264|Down and Out in Paris and London (The Complete Works of George Orwell, Vol. 1)|George Orwell|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1179312292s/902264.jpg|2374970]), letters between Orwell’s first wife Eileen and her friend Norah Myles, new information about Orwell’s friend George Kopp, summaries of Orwell’s letters to Brenda Salkend (which are still unreleased but were utilized by Gordon Bowker in his recent biography of the author), a collection of other letters from other sources, and additional articles and supplementary material, including the notorious list of suspected Communists and fellow-travelers that Orwell prepared before his death. Notes are provided for all of these, as are corrections to errata contained in the earlier 20-volume set.
Though individually relatively insignificant, combined the new material is a treasure trove of detail about the life and personality of this fascinating author. Containing items such as the C. D. Darlington correspondence (which offers some idea as to when Orwell began work on Nineteen Eighty-Four) it is a informative guide to better understanding the man and his work, one supplemented by Davison’s editing, which continues the high standards set in the Collected Works. This is a must-have volume for owners of the earlier collection, and an interesting read for anyone interested in Orwell and his works.… (more)