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Atkinson Damian |
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The selected letters of Alice Meynell : poet and essayist / / edited by Damian Atkinson |
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Newcastle upon Tyne, England : , : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, , 2013 |
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2013 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (457 p.) |
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Authors, English - 19th century |
Authors, English - 20th century |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION; SOURCES OF LETTERS AND SHORT TITLES; A CHRONOLOGY OF ALICE MEYNELL1847-1922; THE LETTERS 1858-1922; EARLY YEARS AND LITERATURE1 MARCH 1858-27 AUGUST 1901; AMERICA AND HOME24 SEPTEMBER 1901-11 JULY 1914; THE WAR AND FINAL YEARS5 AUGUST 1914-31 OCTOBER 1922; INDEX OF RECIPIENTS; GENERAL INDEX |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The Catholic convert and women of letters Alice Meynell (1847-1922) ranks as a sophisticated essayist and poet of the late Victorian period and the early twentieth century. She had the advantage of an educated father and a musical mother who spent much of their early time with the family visiting Europe, especially Italy. Alice's father was a friend of Dickens and her mother was admired by Dickens. Alice and her sister Elizabeth, later the famed artist Lady Butler, were educated privately and... |
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