In London she met Fabian and Marxist socialists. She was a good friend of Eleanor Marx
for some time, though their friendship later waned.
Garnett, Richard. Constance Garnett: A Heroic Life. Sinclair-Stevenson, 1991.
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One source notes that CB
's affinity with Fabianism
likely...
Friends, Associates
Clementina Black
Besides her friendship with Eleanor MarxCB
became close friends with Amy Levy
, whom she met in London in the late 1870s. She introduced Levy's work Xantippe to publishers.
Cameron, Mary. “Clementina Black: A Character Sketch”. The Young Woman, Vol.
1
, 1892–1893, pp. 315-16.
315
When Levy committed suicide...
Friends, Associates
Annie Besant
The public animosity between [AB
] and Eleanor Marx
was inevitably put down to sexual rivalry,
Taylor, Anne, 1932 -. Annie Besant: A Biography. Oxford University Press, 1992.
As in Dublin, she became known for her salons, which were held on Saturdays from 5 to 7 p.m. until their popularity demanded bi-weekly gatherings. The cream of London's literati and intelligentsia attended, including George Bernard Shaw
