We are Michael Field
We are Michael Field by Emma Donoghue, published by Bello in 2014, presents a detailed profile of two eccentric Victorian spinsters, Katherine Bradley and her niece Edith Cooper. Writing under the pseudonym Michael Field, they produced eleven volumes of poetry and thirty historical tragedies. This edition, comprising 144 pages, delves into their shared life through unpublished journals and letters, highlighting their unique relationship and the complexities of their world.
Readers will discover the emotional honesty and wit that characterized the diary shared by Katherine and Edith over a quarter of a century. The narrative explores themes of love, loss, and the contradictions of their lives, set against a backdrop of inherited wealth and personal challenges. This work not only sheds light on their literary contributions but also offers insight into the lives of women authors in the Victorian era, making it a significant addition to the fields of biography and literary criticism.
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In this profile, Emma Donoghue tells the story of two eccentric Victorian spinsters: Katherine Bradley (1846-1914) and her niece Edith Cooper (1862-1913); poets and lovers, who wrote together under the name of Michael Field. They wrote eleven volumes of poetry and thirty historical tragedies, but perhaps their best work – richest in emotional honesty and wit – was the diary that the two women shared for a quarter of a century, and these unpublished journals and letters form the basis for this groundbreaking work. The Michaels lived in a contradictory world of inherited wealth and terrible illness, silly nicknames and religious crises. They preferred men to women, and yet their greatest devotion was saved for their dog. Snobbish, arrogant eccentrics who faced bereavement and death with great courage, the Michaels never lost their appetite for life or their passion for each other.
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