Brett, Dorothy. “The King is Crowned”. The New Yorker, pp. 56-64.
King Edward VII
Standard Name: Edward VII, King
Used Form: Edward Prince of Wales
Used Form: Edward Albert
Used Form: Albert Edward, Prince of Wales
Connections
Connections | Author name Sort ascending | Excerpt |
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Health | Dorothy Brett | The eighteen-year-old DB
became violently ill while her father was organizing Edward VII
's coronation (scheduled for 26 June). Royal physician Sir Frederick Treves
was dispatched to Orchard Lea on personal recommendation of the king... |
Publishing | Dorothy Brett | DB
's article The King
is Crowned, solicited by the New Yorker's Kyle Crichton
, reached print in time for Queen Elizabeth II
's coronation. Hignett, Sean. Brett. Franklin Watts. 247-8 |
Family and Intimate relationships | Dorothy Brett | DB
's father, Reginald Baliol Brett
, became the second Viscount Esher after his father
's death in 1899. In his capacity as a peer and courtier, Reginald Regy Brett wore distinguished hats after being... |
Textual Production | Dorothy Brett | The New Yorker in the event paid $410, of which an agent claimed ten percent and Crichton claimed a third. Brett did make another thirty-five dollars when the piece was reprinted in a volume. Her... |
Travel | Mary Elizabeth Braddon | Following her husband's retirement, MEB
and her family spent significant time abroad, moving in high society in Paris, Lyons, Marseilles, and Cannes, where they mixed with aristocrats including the Prince of Wales |
Leisure and Society | Muriel Box | MB
's mother was also a keen theatre-goer whenever she could afford it, so Muriel queued for seats in the pit or gallery and saw the heart-throbs of the day perform. Box, Muriel. Odd Woman Out. Leslie Frewin. 28 |
Literary responses | Sarah Flower Adams | It achieved international recognition and became a favourite of Queen Victoria
, King Edward VII
, and United States president William McKinley
. Along with Cardinal John Henry Newman
's Lead Kindly Light, it... |
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