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)