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"After gaining an Oxford fellowship at the age of twenty-one, Goronwy Rees (1909-79) went on to write for the Guardian and the Spectator before becoming Principal of the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth in 1953. A Marxist intellectual turned cold warrior, who also claimed that 'writing books is the only thing I'm serious about', he became a full-time writer in 1957 following his acrimonious resignation from Aberystwyth over revelations about his friendship with Guy Burgess. This first study of Rees as author sets his writings in the context of a dramatically eventful life." "John…
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1 edition- Other · English · 2001University of Wales Press · 415 pages · 9780708316764
BiographyBritish Personal narrativesHistorySocial life and customsSpiesWelshWelsh authorsWorld War, 1939-1945