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{{Short description|British writer (1882–1953)}}
{{about||the Irish poet, educator and nun|Mary Stanislaus MacCarthy}}
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[[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 MacCarthy''' (1882 – 29 December 1953) was a British writer, known for her involvement in the "[[Bloomsbury Group]]".
'''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==
She was born '''Mary Warre-Cornish''', the daughter of the schoolmaster and man of letters [[Francis Warre Warre-Cornish]] by his wife, [[Blanche Warre-Cornish|Blanche]]. She was commonly called Molly.
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 one daughter, Rachel.
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).

[[image:Grave of Sir Desmond MacCarthy.jpg|thumb|Grave of Desmond and Mary MacCarthy]]


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


She is buried at the [[Ascension Parish Burial Ground, Cambridge|Parish of the Ascension Burial Ground]] in Cambridge, with her husband.
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.

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

==References==
{{Reflist}}


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

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==Selected bibliography==

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

==External links==
* {{Find a Grave|34797344}}


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Latest revision as of 15:12, 31 August 2024

For the Irish poet, educator and nun, see Mary Stanislaus MacCarthy.

Photo of Mary MacCarthy with her son Michael in 1915. Taken by Lady Ottoline Morrell
Mary MacCarthy with son Michael 1915

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

[edit]

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

[edit]

References

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  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.

Sources

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  • 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).
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