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William Norman Trevor Sansom Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature was a British novelist, travel and short story writer known for his highly descriptive prose style.

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Background

Sansom was born in London, the third son of Ernest Brooks Sansom, M.I.N.A., a naval architect, by his wife Mabel (née Clark).

Education

He was educated at Uppingham School, Rutland, before moving to Bonn to learn German.

Career

Named &#;Norman Trevor&#; at birth, he was called &#;William&#; as a child and used this name throughout his life.

From onwards, Sanson worked in international banking for the British chapter of a German bank, but moved to an advertising company in , where he worked until the outbreak of World World War World War II At this time he became a full-time London firefighter, serving throughout The Blitz. His experiences during this time inspired much of his writing, including many of the stories found in the celebrated collection Fireman Flower.

He also appeared in Humphrey Jennings&#;s famous film about the Blitz, Fires Were StartedSansom is the fireman who plays the piano.

After the war, Sanson became a full-time writer In and he was awarded two literary prizes by the Society of Authors, and in was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.

As well as exploring war-torn London, Sanson&#;s writing deals with romance (The Face of Innocence), murder (&#;Various Temptations&#;), comedy (&#;A Last Word&#;) and supernatural horror (&#;A Woman Seldom Foundation&#;).

The latter, perhaps his most anthologized story, combines detailed description with narrative tension to unravel a young man&#;s encounter with a bizarre creature in Rome.

Sansom died in London.

Achievements

• William Sansom has been listed as a notable author by Marquis Who&#;s Who.

Works

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  • The Cautious Heart by William Sansom

    (Light wear to boards, content very clean and sharp, solid)

  • The Blitz: Westminster at War

    (One of the most frequently evoked national experiences is)

  • Sansom, William: VARIOUS TEMPTATIONS

    (For a specific description of this book, please see each )

  • The Wild Affair (The Last Hours of Sandra Lee)

    (Vintage paperback novel originally published as "The Last)

  • The Blitz: Westminster at War (Paperback) - Common

    (Evaluating Transferable Development Rights at Lake Tahoe)

  • Among the dahlias and other stories

    (Among the Dahlias and Other Stories)

  • A Bed of Roses by William Sansom

    (Good condition book with like DJ.

    Boards are clean with m)

  • Sansom, W. Blue Skies , Brown Studies

    (Slight rubbing to boards edges. Content lightly toned wit)

  • The icicle and the sun

    (London 1st Hogarth. Travel in Scandinavia.

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  • Lord Love Us

    (London published Fiction)

  • Blue Skies, Brown Studies
  • The Marmalade Bird
  • A Contest of Ladies: A Summer Idyll. (The Cornhill, No , Summer ).
  • The Loving Eye
  • Sansom W Grand Tour to-Day
  • Icicle & the Sun Finland Norway Sweden Denmark
  • The Passionate North
  • A Contest of Ladies: A New Book of Stories
  • Fireman Flower, and Other Stories by William Sansom
  • Sansom, S.

    Away to It All

  • Among the Dahlias

Membership

Member Royal Society Literature.

Connections

Married Ruth Grundy, Children: Sean, Nicolas.

Father:

Ernest Brooks Sansom

Mother:

Mabel (Clark) Sansom

Spouse:

Ruth Grundy

child:

Sean Sansom

child:

Nicolas Sansom