Constance beresford howe biography of albert

PERSONAL: Born November 10, 1922, in Montreal, Canada; daughter of Russell (an insurance salesman) and Marjory (a homemaker; maiden name, Moore) Beresford-Howe; married Christopher W.

Pressnell (a teacher), December 31, 1960; children: Jeremy. Education:McGill University, B.A., 1945, M.A., 1946; Brown University, Ph.D., 1950.

ADDRESSES: Home—c/o Taylor, 55 Argowan Crescent, Toronto M1V 1B4, Ontario, Canada.

CAREER:McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, lecturer, 1948-49, assistant professor, 1949-61, associate professor of English, 1961-69; Ryerson Polytechnical Institute, Toronto, Ontario, professor of English, 1970-88.

MEMBER: International PEN.

AWARDS, HONORS: Dodd, Mead intercollegiate literary fellowship, 1945, for The Unreasoning Heart; Canadian booksellers annual award, 1974, for The Book of Eve; Canadian Council Senior Arts Award, 1975; Ontario Arts Council Grants, 1976, 1983, 1985.

WRITINGS:

The Unreasoning Heart, Dodd