David Garnett (1892 - 1981)

RA Collection: People and Organisations

English writer and publisher. The only child of writer, critic and publisher Edward Garnett (1868-1937) and Constance Clara Black (1861-1946), a translator of Russian.

David Garnett was a prominent member of the Bloomsbury Group. He ran a bookshop in Gerrard Street, Soho London, with Francis Birrell (1889-1935) during the 1920s. He also founded, with Francis Meynell and Vera Mendel, the Nonesuch Press.

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Born: 9 March 1892 in Brighton

Died: 17 February 1981

Nationality: British

Gender: Male

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