EN
published her first full-length work: a volume of travel-sketches entitled Nothing So Blue, which she dedicated to her second husband, Lennox Napier
.
On a return journey from the USA to Australia, Elma Gibbs
first met her future second husband, Lennox Pelham Napier
.
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Family and Intimate relationships
Elma Napier
When she separated from her first husband
, Elma Gibbs
met Lennox Napier
in San Francisco. They were married after her divorce became final.
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Friends, Associates
Elma Napier
EN
's aristocratic lineage brought her into contact with many notable government and royal figures. As a young girl, she often visited the fifteenth-century Château de Breteuil, not far from Paris, home of her...
Publishing
Elma Napier
After a two-year break from writing, EN
, now living in Victoria, Australia, took up her pen again. The resulting short story, about a dentist's receptionist looking for romance, appeared in the Australasian in...
Residence
Elma Napier
Upset by political developments in England and abroad, and fearful of the depth of the depression, EN
and Lennox Napier
emigrated with their children to the village of Calibishie in the island of Dominica.
O’Callaghan, Evelyn. Women Writing the West Indies, 1804-1939. Routledge, 2004.
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“Dominica Heritage”. Caribbean-Search.com: Dominica: A Virtual Dominica.
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Textual Features
Elma Napier
Also during her time in Australia, EN
discovered the love of travel that was to become so important a part of her life. The volume describes her trips to Japan, the USA, the...