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