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LADYBIRD BOOKS LTD
Originally published by Wills & Hepworth Ltd, Loughborough. First issued, in a larger format, in 1914. Publishers at Beeches Road, Loughborough LE11 2NQ in 1989 & in 1994 &1997. In 1995 Penguin bought the imprint

LAMB, LYNTON HAROLD
Painter & Book Illustrator

LAMB, CHARLES
Essayist & Poet. Clerk in E India offices. Devoted life to sister Mary. Unstable. Wrote letters. Died from erysipelas after falling on a walk. Associated with the Lake Poets. Wrote many of his pieces for "The London Magazine" as Elia

LANDOR, WALTER SAVAGE
Writer and Poet. Married Julia Thuillier in 1811 (they separated in 1835). He inherited money and lived in many different places and countries in Europe. He was published by 28 different publishers between 1795 & 1863. He died in Italy

LANG, ANDREW
Man of letters, also wrote poems, fairy-tales and fiction. Trans Homer and Theocritus. Authority on folk-lore. Married Leonora Alleyne in 1875 and became a freelance writer

LARDNER'S CABINET CYCLOPAEDIA

LARKIN, PHILIP (ARTHUR)
Poet & Librarian

LAWRENCE, DAVID HERBERT
Poet, Painter and novelist. Miner's son. Playwright. 1912 eloped with Frieda Weekley, the German wife of his former languages tutor. They married 1914. They travelled extensively and built a ranch at Taos in New Mexico. Died in Vence, south of France, of TB. Lawrence claimed that his work sprang as much from Frieda as it did from himself

LAWRENCE, THOMAS EDWARD
Writer. Worked an archaeological digs in Syria, Mesopotamia, Egupt & Sinai 1910-14. Joined British Intelligence and from 1916 organised the Arabs in a revolt against the Turks. In 1922 he enlisted in the RAF under the name of Ross. When found out he was discharged and the rejoined as T E Shaw and stayed in until 1935. Killed in an accident on his Brough motor-cycle

LAWRENCE, JOHN
Artist and prolific Book Illustrator & Engraver

LE GALLIENNE, RICHARD THOMAS
Poet & Essayist. In 1891 married Mildred Lee (she died 1894 of typhoid). Moved to the USA in 1903 where he later married the actress Irma Hinton Perry, and they settled in the south of France in 1928

LE QUEUX, WILLIAM TUFNELL
Novelist who was obsessed with spies and promoting Patriotism (and thus anti-German feeling) before the First World War. After the War most of his novels were crime based. Travelled widely in North Africa, the Balkans, the Arctic and the Sudan

LEACOCK, STEPHEN BUTLER
Humorist. His parents emigrated to Canada in 1876. Married Beatrix Hamilton 1900 (died 1925)

LEAR, EDWARD
Poet and illustrator. Working as an illustrator from age of 15. Draughtsman with the Zoological Society from 1831. Drawing master to the Earl of Derby's children 1832-6. Toured extensively in Italy, Greece, Albania, Malta, Egypt, Holy Land, India, Ceylon. Died in San Remo

LEECH, JOHN
Book illustrator, esp of R S Surtees's work & Caricaturist

LESSING, DORIS MAY
Poet, Novelist, Playwright and short story writer. Lived on a farm in Rhodesia 1924-49 before settling in England. Married Frank Charles Wisdom 1939 (divorced 1943). Married Gottfried Lessing 1945 (divorced 1949)

LEVER, CHARLES JAMES
Novelist. Travelled in Europe 1822-7. Married Kate Barker in 1832 or 1833. Lived most of his life on the Continent

LEWIS, CLIVE STAPLES
Novelist, Poet (Under pseud of Clive Hamilton) & writer on Christianity

LEWIS, PERCY WYNDHAM
Novelist, poet & artist. Travelled in Europe becoming close friend of Augustus John. Returning to England in 1909 he became a professional apinter. In 1914 founded the Vorticist Movement and edited its paper Blast for the only two issues. Went blind in 1953

LEWIS, CECIL DAY
Poet & Critic. Poet Laureate 1968-1972. Married Constance King in 1928 (divorced 1951) and Jill Balcon in 1951. Wrote detective fiction as Nicholas Blake (SEE UNDER BLAKE). Father of Daniel (actor) & Tamsin (writer & broadcaster)

LINCOLNSHIRE
English County

LINDGREN, ASTRID
Children's Writer. Married Sture Lindgren 1931 (he died 1952)

LINDSAY, JACK
Prolific Novelist, Historian and translator. Son of Norman Lindsay. Settled in England 1926. Founded the Fanfrolico Press in 1927

LINKLATER, ERIC (ROBERT RUSSELL)
Novelist, Playwright & Biographer. Married 1933

LIVINGSTONE, DAVID
Medical missionary and explorer. Went to South Africa 1841 with the London Missionary Society. In 1853-4 he crossed Africa from west to east. Lead the Zambesi Expedition in 1858-64 in search for the source of the Nile. Crusader against the slave trade in Africa. Married Mary Moffat

LONDON, JACK (JOHN GRIFFITH)
Author of adventure tales. Took to drink. Committed suicide

LONDON, BOOKS ON

LONDON, UNIVERSITY OF
Founded in 1836. Senate House, Malet Street, London WC1E 7HU. In 1995-6 it had 79.230 Internal students & 22.116 External students

LONGFELLOW, HENRY WADSWORTH
Poet. Married Mary Potter in 1831 (died 1835) & Frances Appleton in 1843.

LORAC, E C R (EDITH CAROLINE RIVETT)
Crime Novelist

LOVECRAFT, HOWARD PHILLIPS
Novelist of ghost, horror and SF novels

LOWELL, JAMES RUSSELL
Poet and Critic. Married Maria White in 1844 (died 1853) & Frances Dunlap in 1857. Editor of the "National Anti-Slavery Standard" 1848-52 & first editor of the "Atlantic Monthly" 1857-61

LYNCH, PATRICIA NORA
Children's Writer. Married R M Fox, Journalist & historian in 1922

LYTTON, 1ST BARON (EDWARD GEORGE EARLE BULWER LYTTON)
Novelist & playwright. Married an Irish girl, Rosina Doyle Wheeler, in 1827. They parted in 1836 but she persecuted him the rest of his life. Buried in Westminster Abbey