
William — an Englishman by Cicely Hamilton
by Christina
Fiction — print. Persephone Books, 2014. Originally published 1919. 226 pgs. Purchased. In 1914, twenty-six year old William Tully, a Social Reformist living in England, marries Griselda the suffragette, and the two sojourn to Belgium for a month long honeymoon. Hoping to take a break from their political activism and enjoy their time together, William and Griselda instruct their friends and family not to write to them or send them English-language newspapers. Neither of them ever considered Europe would end […]
Categories: 2018 Reads, 20BooksofSummer, Europe, Fiction, Persephone Books, United Kingdom • Tags: Cicely Hamilton