biography
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Morton, H(enry) V(ollam)
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| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1892–1979)
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| biography:
| Travel writer, born in Birmingham, West Midlands, C England, UK. He began his career on the staff of the Birmingham Gazette in 1910, becoming assistant editor in 1912. After the success of The Heart of London (1925) and In Search of England (1927), he devoted himself to travel writing, becoming known for his ‘In Search of ...’ titles. He travelled extensively, writing about the British Isles as well as the Middle East (1941), South Africa (1948), where he finally settled, Spain (1954), Rome (1957), and Israel and Palestine (1961). |
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