What is Richard Aldington?
[[File:(Edward Godfree) Richard Aldington by Howard Coster 10 x 8 inch film negative, 1931.jpg|thumb|Aldington (1931)]] '''Richard Aldington''' (8 July 1892 – 27 July 1962), born '''Edward Godfree Aldington''', was an [[England|English]] writer and poet. Aldington was known best for his [[World War I]] poetry and the 1929 novel, ''[[Death of a Hero]]''. He was met with controversy from his 1955 ''[[Lawrence of Arabia]]: A Biographical Inquiry''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Richard Aldington 1892-1962|url=https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems-and-poets/poets/detail/richard-aldington|publisher=Poetry Foundation|access-date=29 September 2016}}</ref> His 1946 biography, ''Wellington'', was awarded the [[James Tait Black Memorial Prize]]. He met the poet [[Hilda Doolittle]] in 1911 and they married two years later. They divorced in 1938. Aldington joined the [[British Army]] in 1916. He served in the [[Royal Sussex Regiment]]. He was wounded on the [[Western Front (World War I)|Western Front]]. ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== * {{Gutenberg author |id=Aldington,+Richard+(1892-1962) | name=Richard Aldington}} {{Wikiquote}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Aldington, Richard}} [[Category:1892 births]] [[Category:1962 deaths]] [[Category:British military personnel of World War I]] [[Category:British poets]] [[Category:British novelists]]