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Mary, Lady MacCarthy (August 1882 – 29 December 1953) was a British writer; known for her involvement in the "Bloomsbury Group", and commonly called Molly.^[1]

Life

She was born Mary Josepha Warre-Cornish in Lynton, Devon; the daughter of schoolmaster and man of letters Francis Warre Warre-Cornish by his wife, Blanche.^[2]

In 1906 she married the literary critic Sir Desmond MacCarthy, with whom she had two sons, Michael and Dermod, and a daughter, Rachel (later Lady David Cecil).

Though prevented by progressive hearing-loss from full participation in group conversation, she was active in the Bloomsbury group, as demonstrated by her formation of its Memoir group and Novel group, and by coining the term "Bloomsberries" to describe its members.

Her sister Cecilia married William Wordsworth Fisher later Admiral. Her daughter Rachel married the biographer David Cecil.

She died at Hampton, Middlesex, of heart failure, and is buried at the Parish of the Ascension Burial Ground in Cambridge, with her husband.

Selected works

A Pier and a Band (1918)
A Nineteenth Century Childhood (1924)
Fighting Fitzgerald and Other Papers (1930)
Handicaps: Six Studies (1936)
The Festival, Etc. (1937)

References

^ "MacCarthy, Mary Josepha, Lady MacCarthy". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/38711. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^ "Mary MacCarthy". Spartacus Educational. Retrieved 31 October 2023.

Sources

The Bloomsbury Group: A Collection of Memoirs and Commentary, ed. S. P. Rosenbaum (University of Toronto Press, revised edition, 1995).
Clever Hearts: Desmond and Molly MacCarthy: A Biography, by Hugh and Mirabel Cecil (Gollancz, 1990).

[1] "MacCarthy, Mary Josepha, Lady MacCarthy". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/38711. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

[2] "Mary MacCarthy". Spartacus Educational. Retrieved 31 October 2023.

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+{{Short description|British writer (1882–1953)}}
-'''Mary MacCarthy''' ([[1882]]-[[1953]]) was an [[England|English]] writer, known for her involvement in the "[[Bloomsbury Group]]".
+{{about||the Irish poet, educator and nun|Mary Stanislaus MacCarthy}}
+{{Use British English|date=August 2011}}
+{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}
+[[File:Mary ('Molly') MacCarthy1915.jpg|thumb|Mary MacCarthy with son Michael 1915|alt=Photo of Mary MacCarthy with her son Michael in 1915. Taken by Lady Ottoline Morrell]]
+'''Mary, Lady MacCarthy''' (August 1882 – 29 December 1953) was a British writer; known for her involvement in the "[[Bloomsbury Group]]", and commonly called Molly.<ref>{{Cite ODNB|doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/38711|title=MacCarthy, Mary Josepha, Lady MacCarthy}}</ref>
+==Life==
-MacCarthy was born Mary Warre-Cornish in 1882.  Commonly called Molly, she married [[Desmond MacCarthy]], another member of the Bloomsbury group, in 1906.  Though prevented by progressive hearing loss from full participation in group conversation, she was nevertheless active in the group, as demonstrated by her formation of the Memoir group and the Novel group, and by coining the term "Bloomsberries" to describe the members of the group.
+She was born '''Mary Josepha Warre-Cornish''' in Lynton, Devon; the daughter of schoolmaster and man of letters [[Francis Warre Warre-Cornish]] by his wife, [[Blanche Warre-Cornish|Blanche]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mary MacCarthy |url=https://spartacus-educational.com/ARTmacCarthyM.htm |access-date=2023-10-31 |website=Spartacus Educational}}</ref>
+In 1906 she married the literary critic Sir [[Desmond MacCarthy]], with whom she had two sons, Michael and Dermod, and a daughter, Rachel (later Lady David Cecil).
-== Sources ==
-* ''The Bloomsbury Group: A Collection of Memoirs and Commentary'', ed. S. P. Rosenbaum (University of Toronto Press, revised edition, 1995).
+Though prevented by progressive hearing-loss from full participation in group conversation, she was active in the Bloomsbury group, as demonstrated by her formation of its Memoir group and Novel group, and by coining the term "Bloomsberries" to describe its members.
-== Selected Bibliography ==
+Her sister Cecilia married [[William Wordsworth Fisher]] later Admiral. Her daughter Rachel married the biographer [[Lord David Cecil|David Cecil]].
-*''[[A Pier and a Band]]'' (1918)
-*''[[A Nineteenth Century Childhoold]]'' (1924)
+She died at Hampton, Middlesex, of heart failure, and is buried at the [[Ascension Parish Burial Ground, Cambridge|Parish of the Ascension Burial Ground]] in Cambridge, with her husband.
-*''[[Fighting Fitzgerald and Other Papers]]'' (1930)
-*''[[Handicaps: Six Studies]]'' (1936)
+==Selected works==
-*''[[The Festival, Etc.]]'' (1937)
+* ''[[A Pier and a Band]]'' (1918)
+* ''[[A Nineteenth Century Childhood]]'' (1924)
+* ''[[Fighting Fitzgerald and Other Papers]]'' (1930)
+* ''[[Handicaps: Six Studies]]'' (1936)
+* ''[[The Festival, Etc.]]'' (1937)
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
+==Sources==
+* ''The Bloomsbury Group: A Collection of Memoirs and Commentary'', ed. S. P. Rosenbaum (University of Toronto Press, revised edition, 1995).
+* ''Clever Hearts: Desmond and Molly MacCarthy: A Biography'', by Hugh and Mirabel Cecil (Gollancz, 1990).
+{{Bloomsbury Group}}
+{{Authority control}}
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 [[Category:1953 deaths]]
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-[[Category:English novelists]]
+[[Category:English women novelists]]
-[[Category:English women writers]]
+[[Category:20th-century English women writers]]
-[[Category:Women novelists]]
+[[Category:20th-century English novelists]]
-[[Category:20th-century women writers]]
+[[Category:Wives of knights]]

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Old Bloomsbury	Cambridge Apostles and G. E. Moore Adrian Stephen Karin Stephen Saxon Sydney-Turner Mary MacCarthy
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