Through the Communist PartyET
met Raymond or Ray Russell
, a railwayman's son who was apprenticed in the furniture-making business but longed to be a painter.
Beauman, Nicola. The Other Elizabeth Taylor. Persephone Books, 2009.
74-6
She wrote of their early involvement: I...
politics
Elizabeth Taylor
Just after her mother's death and before her wedding, ET
took the momentous step of joining the Communist Party
. At this date she envisaged economic freedom as connected with freedom of speech, and with...
Publishing
Elizabeth Taylor
Though she used her time at Scarborough for this novel, she did not begin it there, as has been said, but after her return.
Leclercq, Florence. Elizabeth Taylor. Twayne, 1985.
3
Beauman, Nicola. The Other Elizabeth Taylor. Persephone Books, 2009.
133
This book initiated ET
's happy relationship with her...
Textual Production
Elizabeth Taylor
In letters written to her lover Ray Russell
over twelve years from 1936, ET
not only expressed her feelings but also discussed the stages of her early development as a writer. Russell kept these letters...
