Geoffrey Faber
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Sir Geoffrey Cust Faber (23 August 1889, Great Malvern
– 31 March 1961) was a British academic, publisher and poet.
Geoffrey Cust Faber was educated at Rugby School
and Christ Church, Oxford
. He joined Oxford University Press
in 1913.
A Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford
, he was the founding editor of Faber and Gwyer, shortly afterwards Faber and Faber
, one of the most celebrated of literary publishing houses.
Great Malvern
Great Malvern is an area of Malvern, Worcestershire, England. It is the historical centre of the town, and the location of the headquarters buildings of the of Malvern Town Council, the governing body of the Malvern civil parish, and Malvern Hills District council of the county of...
– 31 March 1961) was a British academic, publisher and poet.
Geoffrey Cust Faber was educated at Rugby School
Rugby School
Rugby School is a co-educational day and boarding school located in the town of Rugby, Warwickshire, England. It is one of the oldest independent schools in Britain.-History:...
and Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church, Oxford
Christ Church or house of Christ, and thus sometimes known as The House), is one of the largest constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England...
. He joined Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press
Oxford University Press is the largest university press in the world. It is a department of the University of Oxford and is governed by a group of 15 academics appointed by the Vice-Chancellor known as the Delegates of the Press. They are headed by the Secretary to the Delegates, who serves as...
in 1913.
A Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford
All Souls College, Oxford
The Warden and the College of the Souls of all Faithful People deceased in the University of Oxford or All Souls College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England....
, he was the founding editor of Faber and Gwyer, shortly afterwards Faber and Faber
Faber and Faber
Faber and Faber Limited, often abbreviated to Faber, is an independent publishing house in the UK, notable in particular for publishing a great deal of poetry and for its former editor T. S. Eliot. Faber has a rich tradition of publishing a wide range of fiction, non fiction, drama, film and music...
, one of the most celebrated of literary publishing houses.
Works
- Interflow, Poems Mainly Lyrical (1915)
- In the Valley of Vision: Poems Written in Time of War (1918)
- Elnovia, An Entertainment for Novel Readers (1925)
- The Autobiography of a Book (1926)
- Oxford Apostles. A Character Study of the Oxford MovementOxford MovementThe Oxford Movement was a movement of High Church Anglicans, eventually developing into Anglo-Catholicism. The movement, whose members were often associated with the University of Oxford, argued for the reinstatement of lost Christian traditions of faith and their inclusion into Anglican liturgy...
(1933) - A Publisher Speaking (1935)
- The Romance of a Bookshop 1904-1938 (1938)
- The Buried Stream: Collected Poems 1908-1940 (1941)
- JowettBenjamin JowettBenjamin Jowett was renowned as an influential tutor and administrative reformer in the University of Oxford, a theologian and translator of Plato. He was Master of Balliol College, Oxford.-Early career:...
: A Portrait with Background (1957) - Twelve Years (1962), a poem
- Modern First Editions: Points and Values