ABSTRACT
Sir Desmond MacCarthy (1877–1952), literary and dramatic critic, became Drama Critic of the newly established ‘New Statesman’ in 1913, and Literary Editor from 1920 to 1927. From 1928, as well as editing ‘Life and Letters’ for five years, he succeeded Sir Edmund Gosse as Senior Literary Critic on the ‘Sunday Times’, a position he held until his death. G.E. Moore, G.M. Trevelyan, Henry James, Shaw, and the members of the Bloomsbury circle figured among his early friends and acquaintances. His books include ‘Shaw’ (1951), ‘Portraits’ (1931), and the posthumous ‘Memories’ (1953).
