David NokesFRSL (11 March 1948 – 19 November 2009) was a scholar of 18th-century English literature known for his biographies ofJonathan Swift,John Gay,Jane Austen, andSamuel Johnson. He also penned screenplays, including a BBC adaptation ofSamuel Richardson's novelClarissa (1991) and an adaptation ofAnne Brontë's novelThe Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1996).[1] He was also a leading reviewer forThe Times Literary Supplement and theLondon Review of Books.[2]
Nokes attendedKing's College School, Wimbledon, London. He received an MA fromChrist's College, Cambridge in 1972 and a Ph.D. in 1974.[2] He started teaching atKing's College London in 1973, was elevated to reader in 1986, and was promoted to Professor of English Literature in 1998.[2]
In 1994, he was elected a fellow of theRoyal Society of Literature.[3]
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