Henry Hitchings

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1974 –

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Who is Henry Hitchings?

Henry Hitchings is an author, reviewer and critic, specializing in narrative non-fiction, with a particular emphasis on language and cultural history. The second of his five books, The Secret Life of Words: How English Became English, won the 2008 John Llewellyn Rhys Prize.

He was a King's Scholar at Eton College before going to Christ Church, Oxford, and then to University College London to research his PhD on Samuel Johnson.

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Born
Dec 11, 1974
Education
  • Christ Church, Oxford
  • University College London
  • Eton College

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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