Romer Wilson
Florence Roma Muir O'Brien "Romer" Wilson (born December 26, 1891 in Sheffield , † January 11, 1930 in Lausanne ) was a British writer who was awarded the 1921 Hawthornden Prize .
Life
Florence Wilson, daughter of a solicitor , attended West Heath School from 1906 to 1910 and then began studying law at Girton College , Great Britain's first women's college. In 1914 she graduated with mediocre success, but sold potatoes for the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries during the First World War .
As a writer, she took the pseudonym Romer Wilson and began to write her first novel Martin Schüler , published in 1919, during the war . In 1921 she received the Hawthornden Prize for her novel The Death of Society: Conte de Fée Premier .
In addition, she wrote collections of fairy tales from around the world with Green Magic (1928), The Hill of Cloves (1929) and Red Magic (1930) and a biography about Emily Brontë entitled The Life And Private History Of Emily Jane Bronte (1928) .
Her novels, which have a strong philosophical bias, addressed some of the most important concerns of their time, as well as future generations. Topics covered in her books include the First World War and its devastating effects on civilization and personal relationships, the demise of a predominantly rural world, the detrimental consequences for the landscape and human life of the introduction of machines and the replacement of manual ones Work through automation . In addition, she dealt with the role of the artist and the difficulties within romantic relationships that are thwarted by war or social conventions.
Romer Wilson died of complications from tuberculosis while in Switzerland .
more publishments
Her other publications include:
- If all these young men , 1919
- The grand tour of Alphonse Marichaud , 1923
- Latterday symphony , 1927
- Greenlow , 1927
- The social climbers , 1927
- All alone , 1928
- Dragon's Blood
Web links
- Biography (bookrags.com)
- Biography (theweeweb.co.uk)
- Biography and Bibliography (orlando.cambridge.org)
- National Library of Australia
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wilson, Romer |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wilson, Florence Roma Muir (maiden name); O'Brien, Florence (other name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 26, 1891 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sheffield |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 11, 1930 |
| Place of death | Lausanne |