Because of her mother's illness, PB
's eldest sister, Wilmett
, was often responsible for the care of both her mother and her younger siblings. Phyllis often rebelled against her sister's authority, but as she...
Education
Phyllis Bottome
Because PB
's family moved around extensively during her childhood, her formal education was not consistent. Her parents were liberal-minded in their views on education: they believed that although girls should have more duties than...
Material Conditions of Writing
Phyllis Bottome
Although she wrote the book two years before this, PB
did not have it published at that time because she had to nurse her sister Wilmett
, who was ill with tuberculosis.
Bottome, Phyllis. Search for a Soul. Reynal and Hitchcock.