Waley

American

[wey-lee] / ˈweɪ li /

noun

Arthur Arthur David Schloss, 1889–1966, British translator of Chinese and Japanese literature.

Waley British

/ ˈweɪlɪ /

noun

Arthur. real name Arthur Schloss. 1889–1966, English orientalist, best known for his translations of Chinese poetry

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Waley missed the first two games because of injury but now appears to be in top form.

From Washington Times • Oct. 4, 2023

Arthur Waley published the first translation, in 1925, as a six-volume edition.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 19, 2019

Amateur Sam Waley Cohen will be on board.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2015

Today Peter's sister, Penelope Waley, lives in a bungalow in Surrey and when I went to see her there, she told me what had become of her little brother.

From The Guardian • Mar. 23, 2010

In 1557, Cawood, in company with John Waley and Richard Tottell, published the Works of Sir Thomas More in a large and handsome folio.

From A Short History of English Printing, 1476-1898 by Pollard, Alfred W. (Alfred William)

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