Tag: edith
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Attempts in Adulting
Okay. My original plan was to have a daily blog about writing my dissertation over the summer. But, as you can see, that did not happen. I have now finished my MLitt (I passed!), and am job-hunting (it’s anxiety-inducing). I might do a PhD (again in Creative Writing), in which case I would try to…
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An Edith Poem
An Edith poem I wrote that doesn’t fit into the book. Peidi was Freddy’s nickname for Edith, I think because it rhymes with Edie, but we’ll never know. The ‘poem about death’ is from Khalil Gibran’s The Phrophet (1923), a minor anachronism But I’m taking poetic liberties. I wrote this after reading a friend’s poetry…
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100 Years of Edith’s Letters: 11th July 1922
From now, I’m going to be posting about Edith’s letters on their centenary. All letters are written by Edith to Freddy unless otherwise noted. [Date: Tuesday 11th July 1922] Darlint Pal, I dont think Ive got anything to tell you just the ordinary things that happen every day & I somehow dont think you want me…
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A ‘Futureless Paradise’ Pt. 3: A Different Fate: Alternative Reality
A boy, the spit of Freddy when he was little, charging about the lawn of 41 Kensington Gardens with a football, Edith proudly sitting by in a lawn chair and calling out “Pass it to Uncle Percy!” Percy, not particularly inclined to sports, runs around after the child gently, and when passed the ball kicks…
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A ‘Futureless Paradise’ Pt. 2: A Reunion
It may be that, sometime in the future, Freddy is taken from Pentonville and laid to rest beside Edith. It may be that, as happened with Edith, one day in that London cemetery, people will gather to remember him and talk of him. They can’t forget what he did, but they can remember who he…
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A ‘Futureless Paradise’: Tales of Edith Thompson
*This is actually the first chunk of my dissertation, there are three, more to come* A Ghost in Shanklin Chapter 1 Betty Haunt Lane Won’t you tell me the story of Betty Haunt Lane? A young woman rests there whose love was her bane What else holds this Isle of the past’s refrain … I’ve…
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Remembering Edith
*Ideally this would have gone up yesterday, but I was working on a shorter version for Instagram (@thatliteraturestudent, this blog is essentially its evolved form) and that seemed a big enough task for one night. The next Edith post will be a more introductory one but it felt important to get this out.* … Described…
The Hopeful Edwardian 