![]() ![]() Educationīecause Lee's parents had to move for jobs, Lee attended numerous primary schools, then Prendergast Grammar School for Girls. ![]() She was at first incapable of reading due to a mild form of dyslexia, which was diagnosed later in life, but when she was aged 8, her father taught her to read in about a month, and she began to write at the age of 9. Lee attended many different schools in childhood. Although her family was poor, they maintained a large paperback collection, and Lee actively read weird fiction, including "Silken Swift" by Theodore Sturgeon and "Gabriel Ernest" by Saki, and discussed such literature as Hamlet and Dracula with her parents. According to Lee, although her childhood was happy, she was the "traditional kid that got bullied," and had to move around frequently due to her parents' work. Despite a persistent rumor, she was not the daughter of Bernard Lee (the actor who played "M" in the James Bond series films between 19). Tanith Lee was born on 19 September 1947 in London, to professional dancers Bernard and Hylda Lee. ![]()
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