DR
became friends with a fellow-roomer in her Bloomsbury boarding house, Benjamin Grad
, a young Russian Jew. She gave him lessons in English and they explored the streets of London together. He also had...
Family and Intimate relationships
Dorothy Richardson
Initially, DR
was moved by her friend's attentions. However, when Leslie-Jones began to make serious demands on the time and attention Richardson wanted to devote to writing in particular, she regained her independence by urging...
Literary Setting
Dorothy Richardson
The action takes place in Edwardian London, a world of Fabian
socialism and suffragettes, and the novel was shaped by Richardson's early years in London and her relationship with Benjamin Grad
.
Textual Features
Dorothy Richardson
The working title of the book was first Amabel, then Earthenware.
Fromm, Gloria G. Dorothy Richardson: A Biography. University of Illinois Press, 1977.
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It catalogues the dynamics of Miriam's affair with her lover Hypo Wilson. Miriam, in her early thirties, returns from her holiday...
Travel
Dorothy Richardson
She left the city for this holiday the same month that two of her closest friends, Veronica Leslie-Jones
and Benjamin Grad
, accepted her strong advice to marry each other. It was while in Switzerland...