was therefore a member of the Lost Generation. He was active in literary criticism and published in the Parisian literary journal 'transition', which was edited by Eugene Jolas, who regarded Symond as one of his friends, together with Stuart Gilbert. The three of them organised an 'International Workshop on Orphic Creation' in 1932. In March 1932 Symond published his translation of Mr. James Joyce et son nouveau Roman 'Work in Progress, by Louis Gillet. Later, in 1935, Gillet became a member of the Académie française, occupying 'Seat 13' out of the 40 seats. Symond wrote a literary critique on Work in Progress by James Joyce, while it was being published in transition, and before it was published in its final form as Finnegans Wake. In April 1934 he published a critical review, The Third Mr. Joyce; Comments on 'Work in Progress, He was a signatory, together with Eugene Jolas, to a manifesto of expatriate writers living in Paris in the 1930s, entitled Poetry is Vertical. Non-fiction books Ronald Symond wrote two books of non-fiction, during the inter-war years: He published The Main Chance in 1926, a work of religion and philosophy, classified under 'Altruism, Life, Love'. He published Homage to Cricket in 1935 . This was written under the pen name of Gryllus, a Latin word for the 'cricket' insect, a kind of grasshopper, as a clearly intended pun. Sports journalism Before and after World War II, until his death in 1947, Symond worked as a sports correspondent for The Daily Mail, covering cricket and rugby matches. He reported at least one cricket Test match in which the Australian Don Bradman played, meeting Bradman in 1938, when he came to the Press Box. Symond's coverage of The Ashes in 1938 was syndicated in numerous newspapers in Australia. He died of a heart attack at the age of 51. Sources Deming, Robert H., 1964, A Bibliography of James Joyce Studies, University of Kansas Publications References 1895 births 1947 deaths British Army personnel of World War I British Army personnel of World War II English expatriates in France Cricket historians and writers Daily Mail journalists English male journalists 20th-century English male writers Intelligence Corps officers James Joyce scholars Journalists from Liverpool King's Regiment (Liverpool) officers Literary critics of English Recipients of the Military Cross Royal Flying Corps officers People educated at Liverpool College British sports journalists