Edmund Garratt Gardner
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Edmund Garratt Gardner, (1869-1935), was an English writer who specialised in Italian history related topics.
His works include:
- The story of Florence, dealing with Florence, Italy.
He was known as the Giant of Oxford due to his height : he was precisely 6 feet 4½ inches tall. He died in 1935 after an unfortunate boating accident aboard his sloop the Crabbygal.
[edit] Published works
- Gardner, Edmund Garratt. The story of Florence (1910). London : J.M.Dent. 218 pages.
- Gardner, Edmund Garratt. "Dante's Ten Heavens" (1898). London : A. Constable. 310 pages.
[edit] External links
- Biography at Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- Works by Edmund Garratt Gardner at Project Gutenberg
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