So I Have Thought of You: The Letters of Penelope Fitzgerald

by Penelope Fitzgerald, Terence Dooley (Editor)

Overview

A fascinating collection of letters from the great English novelist – and prolific correspondent – Penelope FitzgeraldAcclaimed for her exquisitely elegant novels – including the Booker Prize-winning ‘Offshore’ – and superb biographies, Penelope Fitzgerald was one of the most admired authors in Britain during the last century. ‘So I Have Thought Of You’ is an invaluable addition her distinguished oeuvre.Penelope Fitzgerald was one of the most distinctive voices in British literature. The prizewinning author of nine novels, three biographies, and one collection of short stories, she died in 2000.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780007379590
Publisher:	HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date:	05/27/2010
Sold by:	HarperCollins Publishers
Format:	eBook
Pages:	624
File size:	870 KB

About the Author

Penelope Fitzgerald was one of the most distinctive voices in British literature. The prizewinning author of nine novels, three biographies, and one collection of short stories, she died in 2000.

Penelope Fitzgerald was one of the most distinctive voices in British literature. The prize-winning author of nine novels, three biographies and one collection of short stories, she died in 2000.

Date of Birth:

December 17, 1916

Date of Death:

May 3, 2000

Place of Birth:

Lincoln, England

Place of Death:

London, England

Education:

Somerville College, Oxford University, 1939

Table of Contents

Preface A.S. Byatt ix

Introduction Terence Dooley xiv

A Note on the Text xliii

Family Tree xliv

I Family and Friends

Hugh Lee ('Ham') 3

Tina Fitzgerald 33

Maria Fitzgerald 95

Maryllis Conder ('Willie') 174

Rachel Hichens and Elizabeth Barnett 209

Mary Knox 223

Helen Knox 230

II Writing

Richard Garnett 233

Harold Macmillan 249

Mavis Batey 250

Malcolm Muggeridge 254

Colin Haycraft 255

Francis King 263

Norah Hartley 293

Mary Lago 294

J. Howard Woolmer 330

Richard Ollard 370

Stuart Proffitt 420

James Saunders 436

Graham Chesney 437

A. L. Barker 438

Harvey Pitcher 442

Frank Kermode 452

Hilary Mantel 454

Bridget Nichols 455

Alyson Barr 456

Dorothy Coles 459

J. L. Carr 465

Sybille Bedford 468

Julian Barnes 469

Michael Holroyd 472

Alberto Manguel 475

Masolino d'Amico 477

Richard Holmes 479

Mandy Kirkby 480

Chris Carduff 487

Poems 522

Acknowledgements 527

Index 529

Editorial Reviews

Until a biography of this genius comes along, we have these letters, so ironic, idiosyncratic, and beautiful.

Guardian Book of the Year

Self-deprecating, wry . . . the novelist's comic brio is wonderfully on show.

Sunday Times

Among the most illuminating, moving collections of letters that I have ever read. The writing glows with love and wit [and] intellectual passion.

Financial Times

Characteristically short, exquisitely constructed, and saying something extremely important, but something subtle and under-celebrated about the human condition as well! The letters are exciting for what they contribute towards the understanding of Fitzgerald's imagination.

Times Literary Supplement

The pleasure of other people's mail is the trivia and Fitzgerald doesn't disappoint in this department. This book is crammed with domestic detail and reflections on food and drink, taxes and laws, seasons and landscapes.

Sunday Express