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'''Roger Henry Pocklington Senhouse''' (1899{{spaced ndash}}31 August 1970) was an English publisher and translator, and a peripheral member of the [[Bloomsbury Group]] of writers, intellectuals, and artists. The private letters of gay writer and Bloomsbury founder [[Lytton Strachey]] reveal that Senhouse was his last lover, with whom he had a secret sado-masochistic relationship in the early 1930s.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/3638752/Bloomsburys-final-secret.html "Bloomsbury's final secret", telegraph.co.uk]</ref> |
'''Roger Henry Pocklington Senhouse''' (1899{{spaced ndash}}31 August 1970) was an English publisher and translator, and a peripheral member of the [[Bloomsbury Group]] of writers, intellectuals, and artists. The private letters of gay writer and Bloomsbury founder [[Lytton Strachey]] reveal that Senhouse was his last lover, with whom he had a secret sado-masochistic relationship in the early 1930s.<ref>[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/books/3638752/Bloomsburys-final-secret.html "Bloomsbury's final secret", telegraph.co.uk]</ref> |
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Senhouse attended both [[Eton College]] and [[Oxford University]], where he was friends with [[Michael Llewelyn Davies]], one of the boys upon whom [[Peter Pan]] was based |
Senhouse attended both [[Eton College]] and [[Oxford University]], where he was friends with [[Michael Llewelyn Davies]], one of the boys upon whom [[Peter Pan]] was based. [[J. M. Barrie]], the author of Peter Pan became legal [[guardian]] of the Llewellyn Davies boys on the death of their parents. [[Robert Boothby]], who was a friend of Senhouse and Davies during that period and himself bisexual<ref name=Cullen>Cullen, Pamela V, "A Stranger in Blood: The Case Files on Dr John Bodkin Adams", London, Elliott & Thompson, 2006, {{ISBN|1-904027-19-9}}.</ref><ref>{{neverpedia|Robert_Boothby|Robert Boothby}}</ref> said in a 1976 interview that the relationship between Senhouse and Davies was "fleetingly" homosexual in nature.<ref>{{neverpedia}}</ref> |
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In 1935, Senhouse became co-owner with [[Fredric Warburg]] of the publishing house which became [[Secker & Warburg]], rescuing it from receivership. The firm translated several works by French novelist [[Colette]] and ''[[The Blood of Others]]'' by [[Simone de Beauvoir]]. It also published major works of the era, including [[George Orwell]]'s ''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four]]'' and ''[[Animal Farm]]'', and works by [[Theodore Roethke]], [[Alberto Moravia]], [[Günter Grass]], [[Angus Wilson]], and [[Melvyn Bragg]]. |
In 1935, Senhouse became co-owner with [[Fredric Warburg]] of the publishing house which became [[Secker & Warburg]], rescuing it from receivership. The firm translated several works by French novelist [[Colette]] and ''[[The Blood of Others]]'' by [[Simone de Beauvoir]]. It also published major works of the era, including [[George Orwell]]'s ''[[Nineteen Eighty-Four]]'' and ''[[Animal Farm]]'', and works by [[Theodore Roethke]], [[Alberto Moravia]], [[Günter Grass]], [[Angus Wilson]], and [[Melvyn Bragg]]. |
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Revision as of 17:54, 29 January 2021
Roger Henry Pocklington Senhouse (1899 – 31 August 1970) was an English publisher and translator, and a peripheral member of the Bloomsbury Group of writers, intellectuals, and artists. The private letters of gay writer and Bloomsbury founder Lytton Strachey reveal that Senhouse was his last lover, with whom he had a secret sado-masochistic relationship in the early 1930s.[1]
Senhouse attended both Eton College and Oxford University, where he was friends with Michael Llewelyn Davies, one of the boys upon whom Peter Pan was based. J. M. Barrie, the author of Peter Pan became legal guardian of the Llewellyn Davies boys on the death of their parents. Robert Boothby, who was a friend of Senhouse and Davies during that period and himself bisexual[2][3] said in a 1976 interview that the relationship between Senhouse and Davies was "fleetingly" homosexual in nature.[4]
In 1935, Senhouse became co-owner with Fredric Warburg of the publishing house which became Secker & Warburg, rescuing it from receivership. The firm translated several works by French novelist Colette and The Blood of Others by Simone de Beauvoir. It also published major works of the era, including George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four and Animal Farm, and works by Theodore Roethke, Alberto Moravia, Günter Grass, Angus Wilson, and Melvyn Bragg.
See also
References
- ^ "Bloomsbury's final secret", telegraph.co.uk
- ^ Cullen, Pamela V, "A Stranger in Blood: The Case Files on Dr John Bodkin Adams", London, Elliott & Thompson, 2006, ISBN 1-904027-19-9.
- ^ Robert Boothby at Neverpedia
- ^ Roger Senhouse at Neverpedia
External links
- Archival Material at Leeds University Library
- Roger Senhouse Correspondence, 1919-1931 held by Princeton University Library Special Collections