| Description | 8 letters from Wilfrid Meynell to Henry Williamson, 1926-1931, including mentions to 'The Flax of Dream' and 'The Pathway'; 9 photocopy letters from HW to Wilfrid Meynell, 1926-1928, including mentions to 'The Lone Swallows' and 'The Old Stag', SPB Mais and Francis Thompson; 1 photocopy letter from SPB Mais to Wilfrid Meynell, 19 Nov 1926 introducing Henry Williamson to Wilfrid Meynell and mentioning HW's interest in Francis Thompson's work; |
| AdminHistory | Wilfrid Meynell (1852-1948) and his wife Alice, first published poems by Francis Thompson (1859-1907) in their magazine 'Merry England' in 1888. Alice Meynell, née Thompson (1847-1922) was a poet and a suffragist. His son, Francis Meynell, was a suffragist and a conscientious objector during the First World War. |