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Edward Tangye Lean (23 February 1911 – 28 October 1974) was a British authorEdward Tangye Lean
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. and original founder of the
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. Lean's father was Francis William le Blount Lean and his mother was Helena Annie (née Tangye) Lean, who were married in 1904, separated by 1927, and were both Quakers. He was the younger brother of David Lean, the film director.David Lean: Biography, Photos, Movies, TV, Credits
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Leighton Park School Leighton Park School is a co-educational independent school for both day and boarding pupils in Reading in South East England. The school's ethos is closely tied to the Quaker values, having been founded as a Quaker School in 1890. The school's ...
, Tangye Lean was an undergraduate at
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, he founded the original Inklings club around 1931, for the reading of unfinished compositions. The club consisted of students and dons, including
J. R. R. Tolkien John Ronald Reuel Tolkien (, ; 3 January 1892 – 2 September 1973) was an English writer and philologist. He was the author of the high fantasy works ''The Hobbit'' and ''The Lord of the Rings''. From 1925 to 1945, Tolkien was the Rawlins ...
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C. S. Lewis Clive Staples Lewis (29 November 1898 – 22 November 1963) was a British writer and Anglican lay theologian. He held academic positions in English literature at both Oxford University (Magdalen College, 1925–1954) and Cambridge Univers ...
. When Lean left Oxford in 1933, the club faltered. However, its name was transferred by Tolkien and Lewis to their literary group at
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. Lean also contributed to the ''
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'' magazine at Oxford. Lean went on to become a writer, especially on historical themes. He was a journalist and book reviewer for the ''
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''. Later, he was Director of External Broadcasting at the BBC.(Edward) Tangye Lean (1911–1974), Director of External Broadcasting BBC
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Books

* ''Of Unsound Mind'' (Cobden-Sanderson, 1932) * ''Storm in Oxford'' (Cobden-Sanderson, 1932) *
Voices in the Darkness
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, 1943) * ''The Napoleonists: A study in political disaffection, 1760–1960 '' (
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, 1970)


See also

* Literature in Oxford


References

1911 births 1974 deaths People educated at Leighton Park School Alumni of University College, Oxford Inklings English male journalists English literary critics 20th-century English novelists BBC executives British male novelists 20th-century English male writers {{UK-writer-stub