Janet Adam Smith
Janet Buchanan Adam Smith OBE (9 December 1905 – 11 September 1999) was a Scottish writer, editor, literary journalist, and champion of Scottish literature. She was active from the 1930s through to the end of the century.
Janet Adam Smith | |
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| Born | Janet Buchanan Adam Smith 9 December 1905 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Died | 11 September 1999 (aged 93) London, England |
| Occupation | Writer, editor |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Journalism |
Leonard Miall wrote: "Biographer, mountaineer, critic, literary editor, textual scholar, comic versifier, visiting professor, hostess, anthologist, traveller – there seemed to be nothing at which Janet Adam Smith did not shine. And she shone with an intensity that made others glow in response".
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