In 1886, the year of EN
's first stillbirth, her close friend Alice Hoatson
became her husband's mistress. Alice then moved in with the Blands: ostensibly to help look after their children, since she was...
politics
Beatrice Webb
BW
and her husband
founded the leftist journal the New Statesman, under the auspices of the Fabian Society
; this month Clifford Sharp
became editor, which he remained until 1930. The first number appeared...
Timeline
1930: Kingsley Martin took over from Clifford Sharp...
Writing climate item
1930
Kingsley Martin
took over from Clifford Sharp
as editor of the New Statesman; in the same year it merged with The Nation to form the New Statesman and Nation.
