Letters, 1907 Nov. 15 and Nov. 25, Southwater, Sussex, to Wilfrid Meynell, London.
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Meynell, Wilfrid, 1852-1948
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Wilfrid Meynell was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Yorkshire on November 17, 1852. Birth registry and census records indicate that he was probably born Wilfrid Isaac Mennell, to George and Hannah (Tuke) Mennell, but documentation of his name change to "Meynell" is lacking. His family was Quaker, but at the age of eighteen Wilfrid converted to Catholicism and moved to London to pursue a career in journalism. He also wrote poetry, contributing verses to Emily Priestman's Simple Tales (1873), and he ...
Thompson, Francis Joseph, 1859-1907
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Francis Joseph Thompson was born on December 18, 1859 in Lancashire, England, to Charles and Mary Turner Morton Thompson. Thompson's sisters Mary (later Sister Mary Austin) and Margaret were born in 1861 and 1863, respectively. After Mary Turner’s death, Charles Thompson married Anne Richardson and had one more son, Norbert. Both of Francis Thompson's parents were converts to Roman Catholicism, joining the faith in support of Cardinal Newman as a result of the Oxford Movement. Beginning in 18...
Blunt, Wilfrid Scawen, 1840-1922
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Wilfred Scawen Blunt was an English author and explorer. He was born in Sussex, and served in the diplomatic corps in Europe and South America. He retired in 1872, married Anne Isabella Noel, Lord Byron's granddaughter, and they travelled through Europe and the Middle East, and went into partnership breeding Arabian horses. He vociferously opposed British imperialism, and was imprisoned in 1888 for supporting Irish Home Rule. He kept a diary for most of his adult life, and also wrote numerous tr...
