Carswell, Catherine (1879–1946)
Carswell, Catherine (1879–1946)
Scottish biographer and novelist. Born Catherine MacFarlane, Mar 27, 1879, in Glasgow, Scotland; died Feb 18, 1946, in Oxford, England; dau. of George MacFarlane and Mary Anne Lewis MacFarlane; m. Herbert Jackson, 1904 (annul. 1908); m. Donald Carswell, 1915 (died 1940).
Had 1st marriage annulled because of husband's mental illness; met D.H. Lawrence (1914) and would remain his friend until his death (1930); wrote biographies The Savage Pilgrim: A Narrative of D.H. Lawrence (1932), The Life of Robert Burns (1930), and The Tranquil Heart: Portrait of Giovanni Boccaccio (1937); also wrote novels Open the Door! (1920) and Camomile: An Invention (1922), as well as literary journalism.
See also Lying Awake: An Unfinished Autobiography (1950).
More From encyclopedia.com
D H Lawrence , Lawrence, D. H.
D. H. Lawrence
BORN: 1885, Eastwood, England
DIED: 1930, Venice, France
NATIONALITY: English
GENRE: Novels, poetry, essays, plays
MAJ… Sir Thomas Lawrence , Sir Thomas Lawrence
Sir Thomas Lawrence
Sir Thomas Lawrence (1769-1830) was the leading English portrait painter of his day. His dashing, colorful st… Ernest Orlando Lawrence , Lawrence, Ernest Orlando
Lawrence, Ernest Orlando
physics.
Lawrence was the elder son of Carl Gustav Lawrence, a Wisconsin-born educator whose father… T.E. Lawrence , LAWRENCE OF ARABIA
UK, 1962
Director: David Lean
Production: Horizon Pictures; color, Super-Panavision 35mm; running time: 222 minutes. Director's cu… Abbott Lawrence , Abbott Lawrence
Abbott Lawrence (1792-1855), American manufacturer and diplomat, helped develop the New England textile industry and later represente… Jacob Lawrence , Lawrence, Jacob 1917–2000
Artist
Jacob Lawrence was America’s most honored black painter. He received the kind of recognition most artists only dream…
About this article
Carswell, Catherine (1879–1946)
You Might Also Like
NEARBY TERMS
Carswell, Catherine (1879–1946)