Alice Meynell Biography

Alice Meynell, Poet

Born as	Alice Christiana Gertrude Meynell
Occup.	Poet
From	England
Spouse	Wilfrid Meynell
Born	September 22, 1847 London, England
Died	November 27, 1922 London, England
Cause	Natural Causes
Aged	75 years

Alice Meynell, born on September 11, 1847, in Barnes, London, was a widely-acclaimed British writer, editor, and also suffragist. Increased in an extremely intellectual, imaginative, and also politically active household, she was exposed at an early stage to a globe of wonderful minds as well as prominent thinkers.

Alice was the eldest child of Thomas James, a British mediator, as well as Christiana Weller. She had six siblings, one being the extremely valued author, chronicler, as well as movie critic Arthur Symons. As a kid, Alice's household lived between England, Italy, and also Switzerland, which provided her with a substantial education and learning in languages and also the arts.

Alice's poetic talents were evident early on, releasing her jobs throughout her adolescent years. Her first collection of verse, "Preludes", was published in 1875 when she was 28 years old. The collection impressed many, including the British poet laureate Alfred Tennyson.

In 1877, Alice married British soldier as well as reporter Wilfrid Meynell, whom she met while operating at the Catholic newspaper the 'Weekly Register.' With each other, they had 8 youngsters as well as a shared love for verse as well as social advocacy. Wilfrid urged as well as promoted Alice's work, publishing her essays as well as rhymes in his publication 'The World Over.'

The Meynells were ardent advocates of the growing suffragist motion and also played a substantial part in British women's social and political development. Alice was a founding member of the Women Writers' Suffrage League as well as the Women's Trade Union League. Both companies functioned tirelessly to safeguard women's voting legal rights as well as decent working problems.

As a suffragist, Alice utilized her literary capabilities to drive social modification. In the 1890s, she wrote regular columns for London periodicals, advocating for ladies's rights and checking out subjects such as style, education and learning, and residential life. In addition, she proceeded publishing essays and also poems up until her fatality, talking about themes like nature, spirituality, and also social concerns.

Alice was not just a significant writer and also lobbyist. She additionally mentored young abilities and assisted them towards success. One popular instance is Francis Thompson, a having a hard time poet as well as narcotic addict whom the Meynells rescued, offered, and also published, inevitably leading to his fame and also success. Alice likewise teamed up with her sisters Elizabeth and Agnes, that were both musicians and added pictures to her books.

Throughout her life, Alice Meynell got incredible acknowledgment for her writing. She was appreciated for her eloquent prose and also lyrical verse, earning her the credibility of "the poet of poets". She was even taken into consideration for the British poet laureateship in 1918 and also was awarded an honorary doctorate by the University of Manchester in 1919.

Alice Meynell died on November 27, 1922, in Hampstead, London, at the age of 75. Her tradition remains deeply rooted in British literary works and her determined advocacy for women's legal rights. Although her poetry may have been overshadowed by her other achievements, her job remains an essential part of the British literary canon and has actually inspired generations of writers, protestors, and also thinkers.

Our collection contains 11 quotes who is written / told by Alice, under the main topic Happiness.

Related authors: Arthur Symons (Poet), Lawrence Taylor (Athlete)

Alice Meynell Famous Works:

1875 Preludes (Poetry Collection)
1893 Poems (Poetry Collection)
1893 The Rhythm of Life (Essay)
1898 London Impressions (Essay Collection)
1899 The Spirit of Place and Other Essays (Essay Collection)
1909 Ceres' Runaway & Other Essays (Essay Collection)
1917 Hearts of Controversy (Essay Collection)

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11 Famous quotes by Alice Meynell

"Happiness is not a matter of events, it depends upon the tides of the mind"

"The true color of life is the color of the body, the color of the covered red, the implicit and not explicit red of the living heart and the pulses. It is the modest color of the unpublished blood"

"If there is a look of human eyes that tells of perpetual loneliness, so there is also the familiar look that is the sign of perpetual crowds"

"Our fathers valued change for the sake of its results; we value it in the act"

"A child is beset with long traditions. And his infancy is so old, so old, that the mere adding of years in the life to follow will not seem to throw it further back - it is already so far"

"It is easy to replace man, and it will take no great time, when Nature has lapsed, to replace Nature"

"Happiness is not a matter of events; it depends upon the tides of the mind"

"Spirit of place! It is for this we travel, to surprise its subtlety; and where it is a strong and dominant angel, that place, seen once, abides entire in the memory with all its own accidents, its habits, its breath, its name"

"Let a man turn to his own childhood - no further - if he will renew his sense of remoteness, and of the mystery of change"

"The sense of humor has other things to do than to make itself conspicuous in the act of laughter"

"The true colour of life is the colour of the body, the colour of the covered red, the implicit and not explicit red of the living heart and the pulses. It is the modest colour of the unpublished blood"