Margaret Louisa Woods
Margaret Louisa Woods (née Bradley; 20 November 1855 – 1 December 1945)[1] was an English writer, known for novels and for her lyrical and socially conscious poetry.[2]
Life
She was born in Rugby, the daughter of the scholar George Granville Bradley and sister of fellow writer Mabel Birchenough. In 1879 she married Henry George Woods, who became President of Trinity College, Oxford, and Master of the Temple.[3] Margaret died at her home, Vine Cottage, in Thursley, Surrey. Her ashes are interred with her husband, at Holywell Cemetery, Oxford.[3][4]
Novels
Esther Vanhomrigh, is a historical romance inspired by the life of the Irish poet Esther Vanhomrigh, the lover and correspondent of Jonathan Swift. The Vagabonds is an exploration of male perceptions of women. There are three novels set in Spain at the time of the Peninsular War (Sons of the Sword, The King's Revoke, The Spanish Lady). A Poet's Youth is a portrayal of William Wordsworth. Her most unusual novel, The Invader (1907), is a fantasy about a young female scholar (one of the earliest women students accepted by Oxford University), who is possessed by the spirit of a similar fore-bearer.[5]
- A Village Tragedy (1889)
- Esther Vanhomrigh (1891)
- Sons of the Sword (1901)
- The King's Revoke (1905)
- The Invader (1907)
- A Poet's Youth (1923)
- The Spanish Lady (1927)
Other writing
Verse collections
- Lyrics and Ballads (1889)
- Aeromancy (1896)
- Songs (1896)
- Poems Old and New (1907)
- Collected Poems (1913)
- The Return and Other Poems (1921)
Poetic drama
- Wild Justice (1896)
- The Princess of Hanover (1902)
Juvenile fiction
- Come Unto These Yellow Sands (1915), illustrated by J. Hancock.
Travel
- Pastels under the Southenn Cross (1911)
References
- ^ "Margaret Louisa Woods (1855–1945): nom d'alliance". data.bnf.fr (in French). Retrieved 26 August 2017.
- ^ Orlando: Women’s Writing in the British Isles from the Beginnings to the Present, Cambridge University Press
- ^ a b "Woods [née Bradley], Margaret Louisa [Daisy]". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/38890. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Margaret Louisa Bradley Woods". Find a Grave. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
- ^ Thomas Stuart. Margaret Louisa Woods (née Bradley) (2021)
External links
- "Archival material relating to Margaret Louisa Woods". UK National Archives.
- Works by Margaret Louisa Woods at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Margaret Louisa Woods at the Internet Archive
- Works by Margaret Louisa Woods at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
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