Vivien Noakes
Writer and Lecturer
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Of Vivien Noakes.
Publications
Edward Lear, The Life of a Wanderer , Collins, 1968; Houghton Mifflin, 1969; 2nd revised edn Fontana, 1979; 3rd revised edn Ariel Books, 1985; 4th revised edn Sutton Books, 2004. Second runner-up for the Yorkshire Post Prize for a First Book 1968.
For Lovers of Edward Lear, ed., Collins, 1978.
Scenes from Victorian Life, ed., Collins, 1979.
Edward Lear, 1812-1888 , the catalogue of the Royal Academy Exhibition, Weidenfeld & Nicholson and the Royal Academy of Arts, 1985; Harry N. Abrams, 1985.
Selected Letters of Edward Lear , ed., Oxford University Press, 1988; Italian translation, Edward Lear: Paessaggi Mediterranei, Lettere, 1833-1858, Rosellina Archinto, Milano, 1990.
The Painter Edward Lear , David and Charles, 1991; Arts Guild Choice, June 1991.
Isaac Rosenberg: The Imperial War Museum Catalogue, 1988.
The Daily Life of The Queen: An Artist's Diary (with Michael Noakes), Ebury Press, 2000.
Edward Lear: The Complete Verse and Other Nonsense , Penguin Classics, 2001.
Edward Lear: The Complete Nonsense and Other Verse , Penguin Classics paperback, 2004.
The Poems and Plays of Isaac Rosenberg , Oxford University Press, 2004.
Voices of Silence: The Alternative Book of First World War Poetry , Sutton 2006.
Contributor to:
Twentieth Century Children’s Writers, Macmillan, 1974;
The New Oxford Dictionary of National Biography , Oxford University Press, 2004;
The Oxford Handbook of British & Irish War Poetry , Oxford University Press, 2007;
The Second Cuckoo: A New Selection of Letters to The Times , George Allen & Unwin, 1983;
The Last Cuckoo: The Very Best Letters to The Times since 1900 , George Allen & Unwin, 1987;
The Times: Brief Letters to the Editor , Times Books, 2003;
Various newspapers and journals including The Times, The Times Literary Supplement, Daily Telegraph, The New Scientist, Punch.
Career
Writer.
Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature .
Guest curator of the major exhibition, 'Edward Lear, 1812-1888' at the Royal Academy of Arts , London and at the National Academy of Design , New York, 1985.
Philip and Frances Hofer Lecturer, Harvard University , 1988.
Guest Lecturer at the Yale Center for British Art , 2000.
Lecturer, Somerville College , Oxford, 1995-6.
The Tennyson Society Memorial Address, Lincoln, 1988.
Guest lecturer in universities, museums and art galleries in Europe and the United States.
Consultant on Lear's paintings and manuscripts to all the major auction houses.
Programme consultant to BBC TV drama documentary 'Edward Lear: On the Edge of the Sand', written by Alan Plater, 1985.
Freelance interviewer on literary topics, BBC TV 'Town and Around', 1967-8.
Judge for the Royal Society of Literature Award (under the W. H. Heinemann bequest), 2000-2004.
Judge for the Winifred Holtby Prize for Regional Writing, 2000-2003.
Has broadcast frequently, including Front Row, Conversation Piece, A Good Read, Kaleidoscope, Bookshelf, Start the Week, Woman's Hour &c.
Hon. Governor, Harris Manchester College , Oxford, 1994-; Member of Governing Committees, Quintin Kynaston School , London, 2001-3; LEA Governor, 2004-7;
Member of the Steering Group, First World War Digital Poetry Archive , Oxford University, 2006-.
Member of the Society of Authors .
Member of PEN .
Education
Dunottar , Reigate. (A levels: Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Botany, Zoology).
Oxford (B.A. First Class Hons, English). Senior Scholar, Somerville College .
Family
Daughter of the late Marcus Langley FRAeS, and Helen (née Oldfield Box).
Married to Michael Noakes , PPROI, RP. 1 daughter, 2 sons.
Contact
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