ES
grew up in the company of her maternal aunt and uncle's children. She especially close to Egerton Coghill
, who encouraged her as a painter, Claude Coghill
—known as Joe—who was her dancing partner...
Reception
Edith Somerville
ES
's nephew Nevill Coghill
broadcast a talk about her for the BBC
: she thought it beautifully done but wished he had said more about Martin Ross
.
Collis, Maurice. Somerville and Ross: A Biography. Faber and Faber.
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Textual Production
Edith Somerville
As civil war loomed in Ireland and need for money pressed, ES
made two efforts to convert the R. M. stories into a play. She first asked for help from Maurice Hastings
, a friend...
Textual Production
Edith Somerville
ES
sold three book-manuscripts, to raise money, in 1934. But a voluminous collection of her papers, including diaries and letters by herself and her cousin MR, and letters from Ethel Smyth
, descended to two...
