Richard Aldington (July 8, 1892 - July 27, 1962), name at birth Edward Godfree Aldington, was an English writer and poet. Aldington was best known for his World War I poetry, the 1929 novel Death of a Hero , and the controversy arising from his 1955 Lawrence of Arabia: A Biographical Inquiry. His 1946 biography, Wellington, was awarded the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for that year.
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