But would I were the sea…

But would I were the sea…

In the previous blogpost I mentioned that Mary Stella Edwards carried a copy of Edward Carpenter’s book Towards Democracy in her pocket for most of 1920. This is also the year that she wrote more published poems than in any other year of her life. “What a...
The Dancing Star

The Dancing Star

Mary Stella Edwards’ poetry changed in the mid to late 1920s – just at the time her first book of poetry was published by The Hogarth Press. The other-worldly connection to the natural world remained (see previous blogpost) but her focus was different. On the face of...
Getting to know Judith Ackland – Part 1

Getting to know Judith Ackland – Part 1

Up till now Judith Ackland has been a rather shadowy figure in my research. I had only read her thoughts in her own words in a letter to Rupert Graves (see Finding Judith). Although heartfelt, that was a very formal letter. Otherwise, all the information has come from...
Mary Stella Edwards and Judith Ackland: a love story

Mary Stella Edwards and Judith Ackland: a love story

Early in my PhD research I wondered who might play Mary Stella Edwards and Judith Ackland in a film about their lives. After much thought and debate with the archive volunteers, we came up with Haydn Gwynne to play Judith and Helen McCrory to play Mary Stella. The...