Edward Wilson-Lee


Edward Wilson-Lee is an English literature academic at Sidney Sussex College, University of Cambridge, and a specialist in the literature and the history of the book in the early modern period.

Early life

Wilson-Lee is the son of wildlife conservationists, and was born in the same Midwest farming town as his father. He studied English at University College London, and completed a doctorate at Oxford and Cambridge.

Selected publications

Shakespeare in Swahililand: Adventures with the Ever-living Poet became a finalist of William Saroyan International Prize for Writing for non-fiction in 2018.
The Catalogue of Shipwrecked Books: Young Columbus and the Quest for a Universal Library was awarded the PEN Hessell-Tiltman Prize in 2019.

Personal life

He is married, with two sons, and lives in the Cambridge area.