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Everard Meynell
1882–1926
A lively literary figure from the remarkable Meynell family, he moved between writing, journalism, bookselling, and collecting. He is best remembered for a warm, informed life of the poet Francis Thompson and for books shaped by a deep love of art and letters.
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The Life of Francis Thompson
by Everard Meynell
About the author
Born in 1882, Everard Meynell was an English writer, journalist, bookseller, and book collector. Reliable archival and museum records also place him within a notably artistic family: he was the son of the writer Alice Meynell, and later cataloguers describe him as a friend of Eric Gill.
Meynell seems to have begun with painting before turning more fully to literature. Reference records and library catalogues connect him with books such as Giovanni Bellini and The Life of Francis Thompson, the latter becoming the work most often associated with his name. His interests suggest a writer drawn to both visual art and literary biography.
He died in 1926. Although he is not widely known today, the surviving records present him as one of those versatile early twentieth-century literary people who helped shape the world of books not only by writing, but also by collecting, selling, and championing the work of others.