Meynell, Alice, 1847-1922

English author Alice Meynell was born in to a wealthy and artistic family. A voracious reader,she began writing poetry and was encouraged by literary friends to have it published, to great success. She met and married Wilfrid Meynell, and the couple would eventually produce seven children. Alice Meynell began writing prose to support their growing family, and her many fine essays were influential and admired. A gifted writer, her work is noted for clarity and erudition. In addition to writing poems and essays, she was also a journalist and lecturer; she was active in social issues, devout in her religious beliefs, and devoted to her family. She remains one of the major essayists of her day, and a gracious and timeless poet.

From the description of Alice Meynell letters, circa 1910. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 61113023

Alice Christiana Gertrude Meynell, née Thompson, English poet and journalist.

From the guide to the Alice Meynell manuscript material : 1 item, between 1877 and 1897, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.)

English poet, essayist, and critic.

From the description of Alice Meynell letters to M. S. O'Donnell [manuscript], [?] Oct 25 and 1902 Mar 31. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 648017891

Alice Christiana Thompson Meynell was an English poet and essayist.

From the description of Alice Christiana Thompson Meynell collection of papers, 1895-1929. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122570580

From the guide to the Alice Christiana Thompson Meynell collection of papers, 1875-1929, (The New York Public Library. Henry W. and Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature.)

English writer, suffragist.

From the description of Alice Meynell papers, ca. 1875, 1893. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 51576551

From the description of Papers, 1920. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155519481

British author Alice Christiana Thompson Meynell wrote poems and essays.

"Meynell, Alice Christiana Thompson, 1847–1922." Literature Online. http://lion.chadwyck.com (accessed April 4, 2007).

Irish poet and author Ethel Rolt Wheeler was a member of the Irish Literary Society of London and chair of the Irish Circle of the Lyceum Club (London).

O'Donoghue, D.J. The Poets of Ireland . Detroit: Gale Research, 1968.

From the guide to the Letters to Alice Meynell letters to Ethel Rolt Wheeler, 1910–1911, (University of Delaware Library - Special Collections)

British Catholic poet, essayist, reviewer, and art critic.

Meynell was born in Surrey and traveled extensively in her youth. She converted to Catholicism in 1868. Her first book of poetry, Preludes, was published with illustrations by her sister Elizabeth, in 1875. In 1877, she married Wilfrid Meynell, with whom she had eight children and collaborated on literary activities. In addition to columns, reviews, and prefaces, Meynell published books of essays and poetry. She died in 1922.

From the description of Alice Meynell collection, 1876-1960 (bulk 1876-1923). (Boston College). WorldCat record id: 33953179