Literary critic.
Born Peckham. Husband of Katherine Mansfield and on her death married a woman who strongly resembled her and also died of tuberculosis. His 3rd marriage was a disaster but he finally got it right with number 4. He spent much of his life promoting Mansfield's work. Died in hospital at Bury St Edmunds.
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John Middleton Murry
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Katherine Mansfield & J.M. Murry
Greater London Council Katherine Mansfield, 1888 - 1923, writer, and her hus...
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