Sir Michael Holroyd

b. 1935

Sir Michael Holroyd was elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1968.


Articles by Sir Michael Holroyd

40 Under 40

As the RSL prepares to elect a band of younger Fellows, nine writers made Fellows in their twenties and thirties remember what it meant to them.

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Life class

Biograpahers Patrick French, Richard Holmes, Hermione Lee, Ruth Scurr and Jenny Uglow celebrate Michael Holroyd's 80th birthday.

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Beginning, middle and end

Karin Altenberg, Jessie Burton, Michael Holroyd and Debborah Moggach at the Cosmo Davenport-Hines Memorial Meeting

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Six characters in flight from an author

Michael Holroyd talking to Eleanor Bron about his biography 'A Strange and Eventful History'.

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A is for Anger: Michael Holroyd on Stephen Potter

Michael Holroyd on why Stephen Potter's 'Gamemanship' is a better guide to life than 'Mein Kampf'.

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Bankers daft: Michael Holroyd on the inability of banks to deal with writers

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Tom Stoppard and Michael Holroyd: Talking to themselves

Tom Stoppard and Michael Holroyd interview themselves - RSL Review 2005

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