Henry Major Tomlinson (21 June 1873 – 5 February 1958) was a British writer and journalist. He was known for anti-war and travel writing, novels and short stories, especially of life at sea. He was born and died in London.[1]
Tomlinson was brought up in Poplar, London. He worked as a shipping clerk, and then as a reporter for the Morning Leader newspaper; he travelled up the Amazon River for it.
In World War I he was an official correspondent for the British Army, in France. In 1917 he returned to work with H. W. Massingham on The Nation, which opposed the war. He left the paper in 1923, when Massingham resigned because of a change of owner and political line. His 1931 book Norman Douglas was one of the first biographies of that scandalous but then much admired writer.
Works
The Sea and the Jungle. Being the narrative of the voyage of the tramp steamer Capella from Swansea to Santa Maria de Belem do Grao Para in the Brazils (1912)
Old Junk (1918) stories
London River (1921) revised 1951
Waiting for Daylight (1922)
Tidemarks: Some Records of a Journey to the Beaches of the Moluccas and the Forest of Malaya in 1923 (1924)
Gifts of Fortune With Some Hints For Those About to Travel (1926)
The Wind is Rising. The war diary of H. M. Tomlinson and a vision of all our tomorrows (1941)
The Turn of the Tide (1945)
Morning Light: The Islanders in the Days of Oak and Hemp (1946)
Malay waters. the story of little ships coasting out of Singapore and Penang in peace and war (1950)
The Face of the Earth (1950)
The Haunted Forest (1951)
A Mingled Yarn: Autobiographical Sketches (1953)
H. M. Tomlinson: a Selection from His Writings (1953) edited by Kenneth Hopkins
The Trumpet Shall Sound (1957)
Reception
Tomlinson was much admired in the 1920s.[2] In 1921, Christopher Morley praised what he saw as the "exquisite, considered prose" to be found in Tomlinson's 1918 book of essays, Old Junk:
How direct and satisfying a passage to the mind Mr. Tomlinson's paragraphs have. How they build and cumulate, how the sentences shift, turn and move in delicate loops and ridges under the blowing wind of thought, like the sand of the dunes that he describes in one essay.[3]
Frederic P. Mayer, however, writing in the Virginia Quarterly Review, expressed a less admiring view:[4]
Because his book is labeled fiction, H. M. Tomlinson, with the publication of his first novel, "Gallions Reach," is gaining fame. Before, Tomlinson, essayist and traveler, enjoyed but a limited distinction. Recently, however, and mainly through "Gallions Reach," there has grown a Tomlinson vogue. He has been praised as "a second Conrad." The truth is, Tomlinson does not derive from nor resemble Conrad.[4]
Notes
^H. M. Tomlinson (English writer) – Encyclopædia Britannica
^Horwill, Herbert W. (25 September 1927). "The New York Times". London Acclaims Mr. Tomlinson. Retrieved 9 October 2012.
^Morley, Christopher, ed., Modern Essays, p.210 (New York 1921).
tomlinson, henry, major, tomlinson, june, 1873, february, 1958, british, writer, journalist, known, anti, travel, writing, novels, short, stories, especially, life, born, died, london, circa, 1927, contents, life, works, reception, notes, references, external,. Henry Major Tomlinson 21 June 1873 5 February 1958 was a British writer and journalist He was known for anti war and travel writing novels and short stories especially of life at sea He was born and died in London 1 H M Tomlinson circa 1927 Contents 1 Life 2 Works 3 Reception 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksLife EditTomlinson was brought up in Poplar London He worked as a shipping clerk and then as a reporter for the Morning Leader newspaper he travelled up the Amazon River for it In World War I he was an official correspondent for the British Army in France In 1917 he returned to work with H W Massingham on The Nation which opposed the war He left the paper in 1923 when Massingham resigned because of a change of owner and political line His 1931 book Norman Douglas was one of the first biographies of that scandalous but then much admired writer Works EditThe Sea and the Jungle Being the narrative of the voyage of the tramp steamer Capella from Swansea to Santa Maria de Belem do Grao Para in the Brazils 1912 Old Junk 1918 stories London River 1921 revised 1951 Waiting for Daylight 1922 Tidemarks Some Records of a Journey to the Beaches of the Moluccas and the Forest of Malaya in 1923 1924 Gifts of Fortune With Some Hints For Those About to Travel 1926 Under the Red Ensign 1926 Gallions Reach novel 1927 Out Of Soundings 1928 A Brown Owl 1928 Illusion 1915 1928 Thomas Hardy 1929 Cote d Or 1929 Between the Lines 1930 War Books A Lecture Given at Manchester University 15 February 1929 1930 All Our Yesterdays 1930 The Sky s the Limit 1930 Great Sea Stories of All Nations 1930 editor Best Short Stories Of the War 1931 editor Norman Douglas 1931 An Illustrated Catalogue of Rare Books on the East Indies and A Letter to a Friend 1932 The Snows of Helicon 1933 South to Cadiz 1934 Below London Bridge 1934 Mars His Idiot 1935 RMS Queen Mary a noble tribute to the imagination of man 1935 with E P Leigh Bennett Pipe All Hands 1937 novel The Day Before A Romantic Chronicle 1939 Modern Travel 1939 editor anthology Ports of Call 1939 in The Queen s Book of the Red Cross The Wind is Rising The war diary of H M Tomlinson and a vision of all our tomorrows 1941 The Turn of the Tide 1945 Morning Light The Islanders in the Days of Oak and Hemp 1946 Malay waters the story of little ships coasting out of Singapore and Penang in peace and war 1950 The Face of the Earth 1950 The Haunted Forest 1951 A Mingled Yarn Autobiographical Sketches 1953 H M Tomlinson a Selection from His Writings 1953 edited by Kenneth Hopkins The Trumpet Shall Sound 1957 Reception EditTomlinson was much admired in the 1920s 2 In 1921 Christopher Morley praised what he saw as the exquisite considered prose to be found in Tomlinson s 1918 book of essays Old Junk How direct and satisfying a passage to the mind Mr Tomlinson s paragraphs have How they build and cumulate how the sentences shift turn and move in delicate loops and ridges under the blowing wind of thought like the sand of the dunes that he describes in one essay 3 Frederic P Mayer however writing in the Virginia Quarterly Review expressed a less admiring view 4 Because his book is labeled fiction H M Tomlinson with the publication of his first novel Gallions Reach is gaining fame Before Tomlinson essayist and traveler enjoyed but a limited distinction Recently however and mainly through Gallions Reach there has grown a Tomlinson vogue He has been praised as a second Conrad The truth is Tomlinson does not derive from nor resemble Conrad 4 Notes Edit H M Tomlinson English writer Encyclopaedia Britannica Horwill Herbert W 25 September 1927 The New York Times London Acclaims Mr Tomlinson Retrieved 9 October 2012 Morley Christopher ed Modern Essays p 210 New York 1921 a b Frederick P Mayer 1928 References EditMayer Frederick P H M Tomlinson The Eternal Youth Virginia Quarterly Review Winter 1928 pp 72 82 External links Edit Wikiquote has quotations related to H M Tomlinson Media related to H M Tomlinson at Wikimedia Commons Works by Henry Major Tomlinson at Project Gutenberg Works by H M Tomlinson at Faded Page Canada Works by H M Tomlinson at LibriVox public domain audiobooks Works by or about H M Tomlinson at Internet Archive The Sea and the Jungle text at ibiblio org Henry Major Tomlinson Collection General Collection Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title H M Tomlinson amp oldid 1137829630, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
