J. C. Reid J. C. Reid i(A21596 works by) (a.k.a. John Cowie Reid)
Born: Established: 4 Jan 1916 Auckland, Auckland (Region), North Island,
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New Zealand,
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Pacific Region, ; Died: Ceased: 1972
Gender: Male
Heritage: New Zealander
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BiographyHistory

J.C. Reid was educated at Sacred Heart College and Auckland University College. He worked as a teacher at Auckland Grammar School for short periods before and after the Second World War. He served with the New Zealand Military Forces from 1942 to 1946, partly in the Army Education Service, and in 1952-53 he engaged in research at the University of Wisconsin. Reid has written several books of literary criticism and biography, including Creative Writing in New Zealand : a brief critical history (1946) and has edited volumes of poetry and short stories, such as The Kiwi Laughs : an anthology of New Zealand prose humour (1961).

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