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Author:   Martin Ferguson Smith
Publisher:   Manchester University Press
Imprint:   Manchester University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 2.70cm , Length: 23.40cm
ISBN:  

9781526157447

ISBN 10:   1526157446
Pages:   328
Publication Date:   20 July 2021
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Preface Introduction 1 'New' Portraits by Roger Fry of Helen Fry and Vanessa Bell 2 A Complete Strip-off: A Bloomsbury Threesome in the Nude at Studland 3 Clive Bell’s Memoir of Annie Raven-Hill (co-written with Helen Walasek) 4 'Far the Best Holiday for Years': Virginia Woolf’s Second Visit to Greece 5 'Suicidal Mania' and Flawed Psychobiography: Two Discussions of Virginia Woolf 6 Virginia Woolf and 'the Hermaphrodite': A Feminist Fan of Orlando and Critic of Roger Fry 7 'I Am Afraid I Am not Irish': Letters from Rose Macaulay to Katharine Tynan 8 A Teenage Star: The Forgotten Contribution of Dorothy L. Sayers to a Pageant 9 'She Had Quite Unusual Gifts': Dorothy L. Sayers at School 10 The Secret Love-Child of an American Civil War Commander: The Strange Story of Tolkien’s Schoolteacher 11 'A land pre-eminently to inspire a painter': Tristram Hillier’s first visit to Portugal Details of original publications Index -- .

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'In this masterful collection of essays, he [Martin Ferguson Smith] shines a welcome new light on the oft-told stories of the Bloomsbury Group and their acquaintances, correcting errors, filling in gaps and revealing much 'new' information.' The Times Literary Supplement 'Delightfully written essays packed with revelations, many of them arising from Martin Ferguson Smith's access to hitherto unpublished sources. A scrupulously scholarly book that will be read with pleasure and astonishment from the first page to the last.' Professor Robin Simon, editor of The British Art Journal 'Like an intrepid archaeologist carefully unearthing treasures, Martin Ferguson Smith brings to light through painstaking research all kinds of new facts about and relationships among the subjects of these fascinating essays.' Mark Hussey, Distinguished Professor of English, Pace University, New York City, author of Clive Bell and the Making of Modernism: A Biography 'These meticulously researched essays are a testimony to the wonderful breadth and depth of Martin Ferguson Smith's scholarship. They present a wealth of colourful new material on artists and writers both famous and forgotten, at the heart as well as at the periphery of Bloomsbury. Both the specialist and the general reader will find plenty of interest here.' Professor Odin Dekkers, former editor of English Studies -- .

'Delightfully written essays packed with revelations.' Robin Simon, editor of The British Art Journal 'A wealth of colourful new material.' Odin Dekkers, former editor of English Studies 'Fascinating essays.' Mark Hussey, distinguished Bloomsbury scholar 'Masterful.' The Times Literary Supplement 'A delight from beginning to end.' English Studies 'Both instructs and inspires.' Literature Cambridge -- .

'Delightfully written essays packed with revelations, many of them arising from Martin Ferguson Smith's access to hitherto unpublished sources. A scrupulously scholarly book that will be read with pleasure and astonishment from the first page to the last.' Professor Robin Simon, editor of The British Art Journal 'Like an intrepid archaeologist carefully unearthing treasures, Martin Ferguson Smith brings to light through painstaking research all kinds of new facts about and relationships among the subjects of these fascinating essays.' Mark Hussey, Distinguished Professor of English, Pace University, New York City, author of Clive Bell and the Making of Modernism: A Biography 'These meticulously researched essays are a testimony to the wonderful breadth and depth of Martin Ferguson Smith's scholarship. They present a wealth of colourful new material on artists and writers both famous and forgotten, at the heart as well as at the periphery of Bloomsbury. Both the specialist and the general reader will find plenty of interest here.' Professor Odin Dekkers, former editor of English Studies -- .

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Martin Ferguson Smith is Professor Emeritus of Classics at Durham University

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