Francis King
Francis King was a British poet, journalist, literary critic, writer and theatre critic (1923–2011). He was born at Adelboden.
Also recorded as Francis Henry King.
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Identity and origins
He also worked under the name Frank Cauldwell. The authorities additionally record the heading Francis Henry King. His recorded language was English.
Recognition and collections
Francis King received Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and Somerset Maugham Award.
Identity
What the record establishes about Francis King.
Francis King is recorded as a citizen of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Francis King is recorded with the occupation literary critic. Francis King is recorded as poet, journalist, literary critic, writer and theatre critic. Open Library catalogues 53 works under this name. Hard feelings and other stories is dated 1976. The sunlight on the garden is dated 2005.
Ash on an Old Man's Sleeve is dated 1996. Yesterday came suddenly is dated 1993. So hurt and humiliated is dated 1959. The woman who was God is dated 1988. Christopher Isherwood is dated 1976. The man on the rock is dated 1957.
A game of patience is dated 1974. The Brighton Belle is dated 1968. A domestic animal is dated 1970. An air that kills is dated 1948. The dark glasses is dated 1950. Act of darkness is dated 1983.
Dead letters is dated 1997. E.M. Forster is dated 1988. Frozen music is dated 1987. Never again is dated 1947. Punishments is dated 1989. The needle is dated 1975.
Works and catalogued output
What Francis King produced.
The Art Institute of Chicago catalogues 2 works under this heading. Wikidata Query Service catalogues 3 works under this heading. Wellcome Collection catalogues 8 works under this heading. Open Library catalogues 37 works under this heading.
Reception
Francis King is recorded as having received Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and Somerset Maugham Award.
Holdings and surviving copies
Where material relating to Francis King is held.
Francis King - Modern Ritual Magic - 1989 (1989) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive. Francis King - The Secret Rituals Of The O. T. O is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive. Francis King - Ritual Magic Of The Golden Dawn is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive. The Art Institute of Chicago records 2 objects associated with this heading. Wellcome Collection records 746 objects associated with this heading.
Catalogued works
47 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library, The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1947 to 2005.
The Nick of Time. Voices in an Empty Room. The Puppets. The dividing stream. Winter's Tales 26. Literary Companion to Florence. Danny Hill, dated 1977. The woman who was God, dated 1988. Prodigies, dated 2001. Cold snap. With My Little Eye. The sunlight on the garden, dated 2005. Dead letters, dated 1997. Ash on an Old Man's Sleeve, dated 1996. Yesterday came suddenly, dated 1993. Punishments, dated 1989. Visiting Cards. Frozen music, dated 1987. Act of darkness, dated 1983. Indirect method and other stories. The one and only. An air that kills, dated 1948. Hard feelings and other stories, dated 1976. The Brighton Belle, dated 1968. A game of patience, dated 1974. E.M. Forster, dated 1988. To the darktower. Never again, dated 1947. Rod of incantation. A domestic animal, dated 1970. Christopher Isherwood, dated 1976. The dark glasses, dated 1950. Flights, dated 1973. The needle, dated 1975. The widow, dated 1957. Twenty stories. The man on the rock, dated 1957. The action. The Japanese umbrella and other stories. So hurt and humiliated, dated 1959. Pennell with Whistler, dated n.d., watercolor on paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1933.260. Sexuality, magic and perversion / Francis King., dated 2002, held by Wellcome Collection. Rudolf Steiner and holistic medicine / Francis X. King., dated [1986], held by Wellcome Collection. A history of King James's Hospital, Gateshead / Francis W.D. Manders., dated 1974, held by Wellcome Collection. The flying sorcerer : being the magical and aeronautical adventures of Francis Barrett, author of The Magus / by Francis X. King., dated 1992, held by Wellcome Collection. Portrait of Francis Joseph I, Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary. Portrait after L. Horowitz., held by Wellcome Collection. Papers of M H F Wilkins: copy letter from Wilkins to Francis Crick, relating to DNA research at King’s College London, dated 1950, held by Wellcome Collection.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.
The Art Institute of Chicago: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 746 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
3 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
King, Francis Scott, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Francis [François] I, King of France, Oxford Art Online, 2003. Letter to King James I , March 1621, Francis Bacon, 2008.
Evidence base
This article draws on 7 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 7 means 7 genuinely separate publishers of record. 11 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
In detail
Francis King studied at Balliol College and Shrewsbury School. the recorded working language is English.
Positions recorded include president and Booker Prize judge. Membership is recorded of Royal Society of Literature.
Distinctions recorded are Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and Somerset Maugham Award.
Chronology
- 1923Francis King born at Adelboden.
- 1923Francis King was born on 4 March 1923.
- 1947Never again is dated 1947.
- 1948An air that kills is dated 1948.
- 1950The dark glasses is dated 1950.
- 1957The man on the rock is dated 1957.
- 1959So hurt and humiliated is dated 1959.
- 1968The Brighton Belle is dated 1968.
- 1970A domestic animal is dated 1970.
- 1974A game of patience is dated 1974.
- 1975The needle is dated 1975.
- 1976Hard feelings and other stories is dated 1976.
- 1976Christopher Isherwood is dated 1976.
- 1983Act of darkness is dated 1983.
- 1987Frozen music is dated 1987.
- 1988The woman who was God is dated 1988.
- 1988E.M. Forster is dated 1988.
- 1989Punishments is dated 1989.
- 1989Francis King - Modern Ritual Magic - 1989 (1989) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.
- 1989Francis King - Modern Ritual Magic - 1989 digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1993Yesterday came suddenly is dated 1993.
- 1996Ash on an Old Man's Sleeve is dated 1996.
- 1997Dead letters is dated 1997.
- 2005The sunlight on the garden is dated 2005.
- 2011Francis King died.
- 2011Francis King died on 3 July 2011.
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
- 1.
Francis [François] I, King of France, Oxford Art Online, 2003
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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King, Albert Francis, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 3.
King, Francis Scott, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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Letter to King James I , March 1621, Francis Bacon, 2008
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 5.
Open Library author record for Francis King (Internet Archive), 53 catalogued works.
Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q921262: Francis King
Institutional database · Scholarly · Wikimedia Foundation
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Directory of Open Access Journals lists 12 articles naming Francis King.
open access index · Unverified
Consult the source - 9.
Gemeinsame Normdatei 1382411677, University of Maryland. Francis King Carey School of Law.
authority file · Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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Internet Archive, 42 digitised items catalogued under Francis King as creator.
digital repository · Unverified
Consult the source - 11.
Project Gutenberg holds 2 full texts attributed to Francis King.
digital repository · Unverified
Consult the source - 12.
The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Francis King.
museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago
Consult the source - 13.
Wellcome Collection catalogue records 746 works naming Francis King.
museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection
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Elsewhere in Books
26,633 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Francis HutchesonAuthor
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- Francis LieberAuthor
- Francis Marion CrawfordAuthor
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