Square Haunting
Five Lives in London Between the Wars
New York : Tim Duggan Books, [2020]
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: 420 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
"In the early twentieth century, Mecklenburgh Square, a hidden architectural gem in the heart of London, was a radical address. On the outskirts of Bloomsbury known for the eponymous group who "lived in squares, painted in circles, and loved in triangles," the square was home to students, struggling artists, and revolutionaries. In the pivotal era between the two world wars, the lives of five remarkable women intertwined at this one address: modernist poet H.D., detective novelist Dorothy L. Sayers, classicist Jane Harrison, economic historian Eileen Power, and author and publisher Virginia Woolf. In an era when women's freedoms were fast expanding, they each sought a space where they could live, love, and above all work independently."-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Prologue -- In the Square -- H.D. -- Dorothy L. Sayers -- Jane Ellen Harrison -- Eileen Power -- Virginia Woolf -- After the Square.
Subjects:
Women authors, English -- Homes and haunts -- England -- London.
Women authors, English -- 20th century -- Biography.
Women and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
Mecklenburgh Square (London, England)
London (England) -- Biography.
Women authors, English -- Homes and haunts -- England -- London.
Women authors, English -- 20th century -- Biography.
Women and literature -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century.
Mecklenburgh Square (London, England)
London (England) -- Biography.
ISBN:
9780451497796
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
LITERATURE Wad | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-387) and index.