Frederic Manning

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Frederic Manning

Frederic Manning (born July 22, 1882 in Sydney , † February 22, 1935 in Hampstead ) was an Australian poet and author .

Life

Early life

Manning was born on July 22, 1882 in Sydney as one of eight children of the Australian politician William Patrick Manning. Because he suffered from asthma , he was homeschooled . In 1898 he moved to England with Arthur Galton, a friend of the family. He returned to Australia in 1900, but moved back to England in 1903.

In 1907 he published his first novel, The Vigil of Brunhild , the plot of which was reproduced in a monologue written in verse. His second novel, Scenes and Portraits , a discussion of theological issues as a series of debates, was published in 1909. These books received positive reviews from critics, but did not find a wide audience. His first collection of poems, Poems , was published a year later.

First World War

In October 1915, during World War I , Manning volunteered for the British Expeditionary Force , where he served as a private in the King's Shropshire Light Infantry . In 1916 he took part in the Battle of the Somme , after which he was promoted to Lance Corporal . In May 1917 he was moved to the Royal Irish Regiment as a Second Lieutenant. He resigned from his post on February 28, 1918.

Further career as a poet

Manning published his second collection of poems, Eidola , in 1917, during the war . After the war, he also contributed to several anthologies . He also wrote for the literary magazine The Criterion . After his employer Galton died, Manning wrote a biography of William Henry White on behalf of the publisher John Murray .

Manning's important work The Middle Parts of Fortune appeared in 1929 in an anonymous edition of only 520 copies. An edited version appeared a year later under the pseudonym Private 19022 . The book was not published under his real name until 1943. The laudatory voices included Ernest Hemingway and TE Lawrence .

Later life and death

Frederic Manning died in Hampstead on February 22, 1935. An obituary was published in the Times .

Bibliography (selection)

Poems
  • The trenches
  • Grotesque
  • The Sign
  • Kore
  • At even
  • Leaves
Books
  • The Vigil of Brunhild , John Murray , London 1907
  • Scenes and Portraits , John Murray, London 1909
  • Poems , John Murray, London 1910
  • Eidola (collection of poems), John Murray, London 1917
  • The Life of Sir Sir William White , John Murray, London 1923
  • The Middle Parts of Fortune , 1929

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Frederic Manning. Discover War Poets, accessed May 22, 2020 .
  2. ↑ a b Frederic Manning. allpoetry, accessed on May 22, 2020 (English).
personal data
SURNAME Manning, Frederic
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian poet
DATE OF BIRTH July 22, 1882
PLACE OF BIRTH Sydney
DATE OF DEATH February 22, 1935
Place of death Hampstead