Quiet times

I am busy writing a book about Frank Harris and his biographers, so updates here may be limited for a while.

In that connection, if anyone has any information about  Rosa Gabrielle Bain 1901[?]-1980 aka "Linda Morgan Bain" aka "Rosa Gabrielle Wells" aka "Rosa De Leon", I'd be much obliged. As Rosa De Leon she owned and ran the Amersham Playhouse with her husband(?) John Ferris. See http://amershamhistory.info/research/sport-entertainment/amersham-playhouse-1949-56/

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Submitted by Alfred Armstrong on 07 Jun 2018 - 14:40 Permalink

Thanks George. Looks like I might sell one copy if I ever get the damn thing finished. Am currently going through My Life and Loves with a keen critical eye, which is taking a very long time although I am finding things I don't think have attracted much previous comment. Spinning the raw stuff into a dazzling parti-coloured tapestry, or at least something that people might find interesting, will be harder.

So don't expect an announcement soon, but thanks for your anticipation.

Alfred

Submitted by Michael R. Brown (not verified) on 20 Nov 2024 - 11:57 Permalink

How goes the project? I'm taking a fresh look at Harris, and Pullar for that matter - Holroyd's account of her in "Mosaic" was interesting including re. Harris but so partial and veiled - and I'm almost ready to publish my Mary MacLane biography - Harris mentions her in passing in Contemp. Portraits re. Mencken. So I'm hoping your project advanceth!

Submitted by Alfred Armstrong on 20 Nov 2024 - 12:12 Permalink
Hi Michael, life has rather got in the way lately. Hoping to retire before too long and then things might get going again. Her own memoir "The Shortest Journey" is more revealing than Mosaic. Although it's primarily about her spiritual explorations in India there's a fair bit of material about her earlier life including the relationship with Holroyd (who she calls "Horace") and how the Harris bio came about. One curiosity is that a few years ago Holroyd wrote a thing about Kingsmill's Frank Harris (https://foxedquarterly.com/machael-holroyd-frank-harris-literary-review/) and I don't think he even mentioned Pullar's work in passing. Cheers, Alfred