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Henry Hitchings FRSL (born 11 December 1974) is an author, reviewer and critic, specializing in narrative non-fiction, with a particular emphasis on language and cultural history. The second of his books, The Secret Life of Words: How English Became English, won the 2008 John Llewellyn Rhys Prize and a Somerset Maugham Award. He has written two books about Samuel Johnson and has served as the president of the Johnson Society of Lichfield. As a critic, he has mainly written about books and theatre. As of 2018, he is chair of the drama section of the UK's Critics' Circle.

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  • Henry Hitchings FRSL (born 11 December 1974) is an author, reviewer and critic, specializing in narrative non-fiction, with a particular emphasis on language and cultural history. The second of his books, The Secret Life of Words: How English Became English, won the 2008 John Llewellyn Rhys Prize and a Somerset Maugham Award. He has written two books about Samuel Johnson and has served as the president of the Johnson Society of Lichfield. As a critic, he has mainly written about books and theatre. As of 2018, he is chair of the drama section of the UK's Critics' Circle. (en)
  • Henry Hitchings (ur. 1974) – brytyjski literaturoznawca i publicysta. Studiował literaturę angielską na Uniwersytecie Oksfordzkim. Doktorat uzyskał w University College London. W 2005 roku wydał swoją pierwszą książkę – Dr Johnson's Dictionary, nagrodzoną przez Modern Language Association. Napisał także: The Secret Life of Words (2008), Who's Afraid of Jane Austen? How to Really Talk About Books You Haven't Read (2008). W 2011 roku wydał książkę The Language Wars. (pl)
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