['< sod >\'\'\'an alan gradon thomas\'\'\'( 19 october 1911, [ [ hampstead ] ], london - 3 august out 1992 ), was an english [ [ bibliophile ] ] and [ [ lawrence durrell ] ] scholar who donated [ [ lawrence durrell special collection | a significant collection ] ] of books, journals and certain other materials of or pertaining to durrell to the [ [ british library ] ]. < ref name = " indobit " > { { cite news < eod > < senior sod >\'\'\'alan gradon thomas\'\'\'( acquired 19 october in 1911, [ [ hampstead ] ], london - 3 august 1992 ), was an english [ [ bibliophile ] ]. ″ he was both a friend of [ [ lawrence durrell ] ] and scholar of his works. after durrell\'s death, thomas donated [ [ lawrence durrell collection | a significant collection ] ] of books, journals and other other materials of or pertaining to durrell to the [ [ british library ] ]. currently this is maintained as the lawrence durrell collection. < ref name = " indobit " > { { cite news < eod >']