Harold Acton ✓

(1904–1994) writer United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

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Harold Acton (1904–1994) was a United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland writer.

About Harold Acton

Sir Harold Mario Mitchell Acton was a British writer, scholar, and aesthete who was a prominent member of the Bright Young Things. He wrote fiction, biography, history and autobiography. During his stay in China, he studied the Chinese language, traditional drama, and poetry, some of which he translated.

Notable works:

The Bourbons of Naples, 1734-1825

Awards:

Knight Bachelor|Commander of the Order of the British Empire|Serena Medal

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