P.H. Newby

A life in dates

1. 25 June 1918: Born – Crowborough, Sussex, England
2. 1968: Something to Answer For – Novel
3. 28 March 1969: Something to Answer For – Shortlist, The Booker Prize
4. 22 April 1969: Something to Answer For – Winner, The Booker Prize
5. 6 September 1997: Died – Garsington, Oxfordshire, England, Aged 79.