Vivien Noakes (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Vivien Mary Noakes (16 February 1937 - 17 February 2011) was a British biographer, editor and critic. She was a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. Noakes was born Vivien Langley, the daughter of a noted aeronautical engineer, Marcus Langley. She was educated at Dunottar School, but left with A-levels, and it was not until later in life that she took her degree at Manchester College, Oxford, and Somerville College, Oxford, where she was subsequently lecturer. She also lectured at Harvard University and the Yale Center for British Art. She was an expert on Edward Lear and on the literature of World War I.