Edith Olivier

Edith Olivier (1872-1948), British writer, mayor of Wilton.

Her first novel, The Love-Child, is the story of a woman's imaginary friend from childhood coming to life when she summons her once more as an adult. The novel's narrative takes a methodical approach to the phenomenon that gives a science-fictional quality to its fantastic subject. Virago Press reprinted it in 1981, with a new introduction by Hermione Lee.

Bibliography

Fiction

• The Love-Child (1927)
• As Far as Jane's Grandmother's (1928)
• The Triumphant Footman (1930)
• Dwarf's Blood (1930)
• The Seraphim Room (1932)

Nonfiction

• The Eccentric Life of Alexander Cruden (1934)
• Mary Magdalen (1934)
• Country Moods and Tenses (1941)
• Four Victorian Ladies of Wiltshire (1945)
• Night Thoughts of a Country Lady (1945)
• Wiltshire (1951)

Autobiography

• Without Knowing Mr. Walkley (1938)

External Links

• National Portrait Gallery listing