On 1 September 1876 Harriet Shaw Weaver was born. Weaver grew up in a conservative Anglican family, educated by a governess until she was eighteen. Her parents would not allow her to go to university, but she later took courses at the London School of Sociology and Social Economics, and at the London School of […]
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On this day…27 March
On 27 March 1928 Joyce left Dieppe for Rouen. Joyce left Paris around 21 March to holiday in Dieppe, but neither he nor Nora felt well there and they started back to Paris, visiting Rouen on the way. The main reason for the holiday was the poor state of Joyce’s health in January 1928. At […]
On this day…18 November
On 18 November 1882 Wyndham Lewis was born. Born in Canada, Lewis was brought to England by his mother after his parents’ separation. He went to Rugby School and then studied art at the Slade School of Art in London. Lewis was heavily influenced by Cubism and Italian Futurism of Marinetti, out of which he […]
On this day…15 August
On 15 August 1920 Joyce met TS Eliot and Wyndham Lewis for the first time. Eliot had written in advance to say that he would like to meet and dine with Joyce on his visit to Paris, and that he had a package to deliver to Joyce from Ezra Pound. Joyce, who brought his son […]