Dame Rebecca West (1892-1983)
 Author, reporter and critic.
Rebecca West was born Cicily
Isabel Fairfield, and began writing for the "Freewoman" in 1912 under the
pseudonym "Rebecca West". Her first book was a study of Henry James and was
published in 1916. She became the lover of H.G. Wells, and subsequently married
the banker Henry Maxwell Andrews in 1930. Her many novels include
"The Return of the Soldier" (1918), "The Judge" (1922),
"Harriet Hume" (1929), "Black Lamb and
Grey Falcon" (1941) and "The Fountain Overflows" (1957). Her reportage includes
"The Meaning of Treason" (1949) and "A Train of
 Powder" (1955). Rebecca West is
buried in plot 81 under a simple headstone which records her
three names.
To read more about Rebecca West,
click here. For more information
about her books,
click here.
Visit the Website of the
Rebecca West Society.
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Anthony Montan
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