Adam Fox

1883–1977 (age 94)

Biography

Adam Fox wrote with quiet refinement, bringing lyric insight to essays, reviews, and poems that explored the friendships and ideas sustaining London’s literary circles.

He treasured the Abbey’s memory of fellow writers, and his warm encouragement of younger authors kept the spirit of collaboration alive.

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