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Desmond MacCarthy

British literary critic (1877-1952) · United Kingdom · On the map · Journalists · Died at 75

Sir Charles Otto Desmond MacCarthy was a British writer and literary and dramatic critic. He was a member of the Cambridge Apostles, the intellectual secret society, from 1896.

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Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
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Country
United Kingdom
Category
Journalists
Type
Journalist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1877 to 1952 · aged 75