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==Life==
==Life==
===Career===
===Career===
Born in [[Dublin]], de Vere White studied at [[Trinity College, Dublin]] where he qualified as a solicitor. He later became a partner in a leading Dublin law firm. He gave up law when he became the literary editor of ''[[The Irish Times]]'', a post he held from 1961 to 1977. He retired from the newspaper in 1977.
Born in [[Dublin]], de Vere White studied at [[Trinity College, Dublin]]. He later qualified as a solicitor and became a partner at a leading Dublin law firm. He gave up law when he became the literary editor of ''[[The Irish Times]]'', a post he held from 1961 to 1977.

Writing in [[1968 in Ireland|1968]], he harshly criticized both the [[Constitution of Ireland]] and the existing political system, "At the time of this writing, the Constitution of the [[Irish Republic|Republic]] is under scrutiny, but it is unlikely that any proposed changes therein will radically alter the system established. A Constitution on [[Constitution of the United States|the United States model]] might well suit [[Irish people|the people]] better than the present one; but the Irish are too innately [[Social Conservatism|Conservative]] ever to bring about such a change except by gradual and almost imperceptible degrees."<ref> Terence de Vere White (1968), ''New Nations and Peoples Library: Ireland'', [[Thames and Hudson]]. Page 83.</ref>

He retired from the newspaper in 1977.


He wrote twelve novels, five biographies, two volumes of short stories and five other books of general interest.<ref>{{cite book|last=Boylan|first= Henry |year=1998|title=A Dictionary of Irish Biography, 3rd Edition|pages=106|location=Dublin|publisher= Gill and MacMillan|isbn= 0-7171-2945-4}}</ref>
He wrote twelve novels, five biographies, two volumes of short stories and five other books of general interest.<ref>{{cite book|last=Boylan|first= Henry |year=1998|title=A Dictionary of Irish Biography, 3rd Edition|pages=106|location=Dublin|publisher= Gill and MacMillan|isbn= 0-7171-2945-4}}</ref>
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==Selected works==
==Selected works==


* ''The Road of Excess'' (1945)
* ''The Road of Excess'' (1945) - biography of [[Isaac Butt]]
* ''Kevin O'Higgins'' (1948)
* ''[[Kevin O'Higgins]]'' (1948)
* ''The Story of the Royal Dublin Society'' (1955)
* ''The Story of the [[Royal Dublin Society]]'' (1955)
* ''A Fretful Midge'' (1957)
* ''A Fretful Midge'' (1957) - novel
* ''An Affair With the Moon '' (1959)
* ''An Affair With the Moon '' (1959) - novel
* ''[[Prenez Garde]]'' (1961)
* ''[[Prenez Garde]]'' (1961) - novel
* ''The Remainder Man'' (1963)
* ''The Remainder Man'' (1963) - novel
* ''Tara'' (1967)
* ''Lucifer Falling'' (1966) - novel
* ''The Parents of Oscar Wilde'' (1967)
* ''Tara'' (1967) - novel
* ''The Parents of Oscar Wilde: [[William Wilde|Sir William]] and [[Jane Wilde|Lady Wilde]]'' (1967)
* ''Leinster'' (1968)
* ''Ireland'' (1968)
* ''[[Leinster]]'' (1968)
* ''Ireland'' (1968) - "New Nations & Peoples" series
* ''The Lambert Mile, a New Novel'' (1969)
* ''The Lambert Revels'' (1969)
* ''The Lambert Mile'' (1969) - novel
* ''The March Hare'' (1970)
* ''The Lambert Revels'' (1969) - novel
* ''The Minister for Justice'' (1971)
* ''The March Hare'' (1970) - novel
* ''Mr. Stephen'' (1971)
* ''The Minister for Justice'' (1971) - novel
* ''The Anglo-Irish'' (1972)
* ''Mr. Stephen'' (1971) - novel
* ''After Sunset'' (1973)
* ''The [[Anglo-Irish]]'' (1972)
* ''The Distance and the Dark'' (1973)
* ''After Sunset'' (1973) - play
* ''The Radish Memoirs'' (1974)
* ''The Distance and the Dark'' (1973) - novel
* ''The Real Charlotte'' (1975)
* ''The Radish Memoirs'' (1974) - novel
* ''The Real Charlotte'' (1975) - play
* ''Chimes at Midnight and Other Stories'' (1977)
* ''Tom Moore: a Biography of the Irish Poet'' (1977)
* ''Chimes at Midnight and Other Stories'' (1977) - fiction
* ''My Name is Norval'' (1979)
* ''[[Thomas Moore|Tom Moore]]: The Irish Poet'' (1977)
* ''Lucifer Falling'' (1980)
* ''My Name is Norval'' (1979) - novel
* ''Birds of Prey: Stories'' (1980)
* ''Birds of Prey: Stories'' (1980) - fiction
* ''Johnnie Cross: a Novel'' (1983)
* ''Johnnie Cross'' (1983) - novel about [[George Eliot]]
* ''Chat Show: a Novel'' (1987)
* ''Chat Show'' (1987) - novel


==Sources==
==Sources==
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Terence de Vere White (29 April 1912 – 17 June 1994) was an Irish lawyer, writer and editor.

Life[edit]

Career[edit]

Born in Dublin, de Vere White studied at Trinity College, Dublin. He later qualified as a solicitor and became a partner at a leading Dublin law firm. He gave up law when he became the literary editor of The Irish Times, a post he held from 1961 to 1977.

Writing in 1968, he harshly criticized both the Constitution of Ireland and the existing political system, "At the time of this writing, the Constitution of the Republic is under scrutiny, but it is unlikely that any proposed changes therein will radically alter the system established. A Constitution on the United States model might well suit the people better than the present one; but the Irish are too innately Conservative ever to bring about such a change except by gradual and almost imperceptible degrees."[1]

He retired from the newspaper in 1977.

He wrote twelve novels, five biographies, two volumes of short stories and five other books of general interest.[2]

Personal life[edit]

de Vere White married Mary O'Farrell in 1941 and they had two sons and a daughter. He was also the father of Dervla Murphy's daughter, born in 1968.[3]

At the time of his death, he was married to Victoria Glendinning.[4]

Selected works[edit]

  • The Road of Excess (1945) - biography of Isaac Butt
  • Kevin O'Higgins (1948)
  • The Story of the Royal Dublin Society (1955)
  • A Fretful Midge (1957) - novel
  • An Affair With the Moon (1959) - novel
  • Prenez Garde (1961) - novel
  • The Remainder Man (1963) - novel
  • Lucifer Falling (1966) - novel
  • Tara (1967) - novel
  • The Parents of Oscar Wilde: Sir William and Lady Wilde (1967)
  • Leinster (1968)
  • Ireland (1968) - "New Nations & Peoples" series
  • The Lambert Mile (1969) - novel
  • The Lambert Revels (1969) - novel
  • The March Hare (1970) - novel
  • The Minister for Justice (1971) - novel
  • Mr. Stephen (1971) - novel
  • The Anglo-Irish (1972)
  • After Sunset (1973) - play
  • The Distance and the Dark (1973) - novel
  • The Radish Memoirs (1974) - novel
  • The Real Charlotte (1975) - play
  • Chimes at Midnight and Other Stories (1977) - fiction
  • Tom Moore: The Irish Poet (1977)
  • My Name is Norval (1979) - novel
  • Birds of Prey: Stories (1980) - fiction
  • Johnnie Cross (1983) - novel about George Eliot
  • Chat Show (1987) - novel

Sources[edit]

  1. ^ Terence de Vere White (1968), New Nations and Peoples Library: Ireland, Thames and Hudson. Page 83.
  2. ^ Boylan, Henry (1998). A Dictionary of Irish Biography, 3rd Edition. Dublin: Gill and MacMillan. p. 106. ISBN 0-7171-2945-4.
  3. ^ Speake, Jennifer, ed. (2003). "Murphy, Dervla (1931-)". Literature of Travel and Exploration: An Encyclopedia. Taylor and Francis. p. 829. ISBN 1-57958-424-1. Retrieved 12 October 2008.
  4. ^ Niall Stanage, "Confessions of a storyteller" - interview with Victoria Glendinning, The Sunday Business Post, July 21, 2002 "Confessions of a storyteller - interview with Victoria Glendinning: ThePost.ie". Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 18 May 2007.


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