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Ian Hamilton

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born

March 24, 1938 in King's Lynn, Norfolk Island

died

December 27, 2001

gender

male

website

http://www.ianhamilton.org/

genre

Poetry, Nonfiction

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Robert Ian Hamilton was a British literary critic, reviewer, biographer, poet, magazine editor and publisher.

He was born in King's Lynn, Norfolk. His parents were Scottish and had moved to Norfolk in 1936. Hamilton's father died when he was 13. The family moved to Darlington in 1951 and there at age 17 in sixth form at school Hamilton produced two issues of his own magazine, which was called The Scorpion. For the second issue he sent a questionnaire to various literary figures in London asking if there was any advice they could give young authors. Around fifty or so replies were received from figures such as Louis Golding.

After leaving school he did his National Service in München-Gladbach, Germany. He then attended Keble College, Oxford, a...more

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Average rating: 3.55 · 391 ratings · 47 reviews · 53 distinct works

	In Search of J. D. Salinger 3.33 avg rating — 217 ratings — 10 editions	My rating:
	Robert Lowell: A Biography 3.95 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 1982 — 3 editions	My rating:
	The Disciple of Las Vegas 3.59 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 2011	My rating:
	The Water Rat of Wanchai 3.72 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2011	My rating:
	The Deadly Touch of the Tigress 3.31 avg rating — 16 ratings	My rating:
	Writers In Hollywood, 1915 1951 3.89 avg rating — 9 ratings — 3 editions	My rating:
	Collected Poems by Ian Hamilton, Alan Jenkins 4.17 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2009	My rating:
	Selected Poems by W.B. Yeats, John Kelly (Editor) 4.15 avg rating — 457 ratings — published 1991 — 16 editions	My rating:
	Keepers of the Flame 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1992 — 4 editions	My rating:
	Selected Poetry of William Wordsworth 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1994	My rating:

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