as Ottoline Devotees I know You are ALL as interested in ALL THINGS OTT as I am.
I recently ran across this small & lovely Book "an exchange of letters" between
Yet another younger man-obsessed with Ottoline?
I recently ran across this small & lovely Book "an exchange of letters" between
LADY OTTOLINE MORRELL & D'ARCY CRESSWELL-
edited by Helen Shaw,
edited by Helen Shaw,
Yet another younger man-obsessed with Ottoline?
Did You know about HIM?
D'Arcy Walter Cresswell was a young New Zelander who was befriended by Ottoline when he published his The Poet's Progress, recounting his experiences selling his poems door to door in the English countryside.
From its publication in 1930 to Ottoline's death in 1938, the pair exchanged letters.
This slim volume, along with Ottoline's reflections on Cresswell's fellow New Zealander, the poet Kathryn Mansfield, friend to both, offers us another look into Ottoline's penchant for mentoring artists. Our Lady Bountiful supplied Cresswell with his longing for news from literary England after his return to New Zealand during the depths of the Depression in 1932. She sent him books & papers too costly for the poet. The pair shared a craving for Art, Beauty & companionship-
Their LETTERS, We have in the form of Dear Lady Ginger.
From its publication in 1930 to Ottoline's death in 1938, the pair exchanged letters.
This slim volume, along with Ottoline's reflections on Cresswell's fellow New Zealander, the poet Kathryn Mansfield, friend to both, offers us another look into Ottoline's penchant for mentoring artists. Our Lady Bountiful supplied Cresswell with his longing for news from literary England after his return to New Zealand during the depths of the Depression in 1932. She sent him books & papers too costly for the poet. The pair shared a craving for Art, Beauty & companionship-
Their LETTERS, We have in the form of Dear Lady Ginger.
