At nearly four years old, Bryher
was given a copy of The Swiss Family Robinson by Johann David Wyss
. She persuaded her governess to read this to her often because, she later recalled, it...
Education
Naomi Jacob
One of NJ
's favourite home occupations even as a small child was improvised acting, with her sister in spear-carrying roles. She also learned cricket and football, and her grandfather Collinson taught her whist. She...
Intertextuality and Influence
Storm Jameson
Her published text retains the tone of her speech: it is playful and engaging, and addresses the reader directly in the second person. Jameson takes the reader through a survey of modern fiction via the...
