Margaret Jourdain collected brillliant young men (often involved in arts, crafts, or restoration). She introduced Compton-Burnett to one of her closest friends—Herman Schrijver
—but became jealous of the relationship that developed between them. ICB
Friends, Associates
Ivy Compton-Burnett
Towards the end of her life, ICB
became increasingly dependent on her friends for help and support. Taylor mentions Herman Schrijver
as an adoring courtier, to take care of her in her old age, and...
Friends, Associates
Anna Kavan
After her relationship with Stuart Edmonds ended, AK
developed a large and close circle of friends who doted on her. Her friends were almost exclusively homosexual men, and she developed a reputation for not getting...
politics
Ivy Compton-Burnett
ICB
, unable to face an evening alone in expectation of war being declared, telephoned Herman Schrijver
to come and sit with her.
Spurling, Hilary. Secrets of a Woman’s Heart. Hodder and Stoughton, 1984.
