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Elizabeth Coxhead | |
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Born | Eileen Elizabeth Coxhead 1909 Hinckley, Leicestershire, England |
Died | 1979 Buckinghamshire |
Occupation | Novelist |
Elizabeth Coxhead (Author)
editElizabeth Coxhead was an author, she wrote Novels and Biographies. [1] She wrote eight novels and was also known as a distinguished critic after writing many articles and features for many of the major broadsheets.[2][3] She was born in 1909 in Hinckley, Leicestershire, as Eileen Elizabeth Coxhead.[4] Her Father, Mr G.E.S Coxhead, was the Headmaster at Hinckley Grammar School.[5] Elizabeth was also considered as a feminist, speaking out against old ways of thinking.[6] She was known and respected for her works depicting married couples.[7]
Childhood
editElizabeth was raised in Hinckley, a small market town in Leicestershire. She lived with her father in the private quarters at the grammar school. Elizabeth herself, when old enough, became a pupil at Hinckley Grammar school, being the first girl to attend.[8]
Education
editFollowing Hinckley grammar Elizabeth studied at Somerville College, Oxford, gaining a first in French, a rare achievement for the women of the 1930s.[9]
Career
editAfter Graduating from Somerville College, Oxford, she began a career in Journalism; her first employment was working at The Lady in London. She then became a Freelancer working at the fleet street offices of the Liverpool Daily Post and The Manchester Guardian[10]. Her career was divided between writing novels and biographies.
Novels
editElizabeth became a distinguished writer.[11]She wrote 10 Novels[12] consisting of two pre-war novels but her success came in the 1950s. Her classic One Green Bottle, written in 1951,[13] centred around Elizabeth's hobby of rock climbing, with a hidden meaning of social forces after World War Two. One Green Bottle was wildly acclaimed and went into several editions on both sides of the Atlantic.[1] However, The novel later received criticism from Rt Rev Douglas Henry Crick, an Anglican Minister, condemning the One Green Bottle, calling it explicit. [14] Elizabeths novel, A Friend in Need, was used as the basis for a film called A Cry from the Streets,[15] portraying orphan children living in one of the poorest neighbourhoods in London. Many of her novels are still being sold on Amazon (company)[16],AbeBooks[17] and World books[18] [2].
Elizabeth Coxhead list of Novels
- June in Skye(London,Cassell (publisher)1938)
- The Street of Shadows(London,Cassell (publisher)1934)
- A Wind in the West(London,Faber and Faber1949)
- One Green Bottle(London,Faber and Faber1951)
- A play towards(London,Faber and Faber1952)
- The Midlanders(London,HarperCollins1953)
- The figure in the mist(LondonHarperCollins1955)
- A Friend in need(LondonHarperCollins1957)
- The house in the heart(LondonHarperCollins1959)
- The Thankless Muse(LondonHarvill Secker1967)[3]
Biographies
editElizabeth Coxhead also wrote Nine Biographies. In the 1960s, she became interested in the Irish Renaissance, writing a biography on [4], 'The Daughters of Erin' [19] five Women of the Irish Renascence. Elizabeth wrote several Biographies on Lady Gregory, one of Dublin's Abbey theatre founders.[20] Elizabeth wrote a biography on Constance Spry, a British Author and florist. She also, through her love of gardening, wrote her biography called,' One Woman's Garden' [5]
Mounting Climbing
editElizabeth had a passion for Mountaineering, starting in 1936 with her sister Alison on holiday in Wasdale,[21]a walking holiday that gave her a the thrill for climbing and would go climbing every weekend. Her Novel One Green Bottle was written about an 18-year-old mountain climber.
Later life
editElizabeth sadly after an accident in 1979, had a fail while climbing, causing a broken femur[22]. In September, she took her own life after realising she wouldn't end her day as a burden to others; she was 70 years old[23]. In 2009 a Blue plaque was placed in Mount Grace High School[6] (previously Hinckley Grammar School), honouring her link to Hinckley town. In commemorating G E S Coxhead, a previous headmaster and father to Elizabeth, a past pupil. Robert Chesshyre, her nephew, carried out the unveiling. [24] Elizabeth was also remembered in her home town, after having new homes built, named after the town's celebrity from the past, Elizabeth Coxhead. [25]
Notes
edit- ^ http://www.hinckleypastpresent.org/elizabethcoxhead.html
- ^ https://www.hinckleytimes.net/news/local-news/hinckley-author-critic-mountaineer-elizabeth-6035951
- ^ Hinckley Past and Present
- ^ Hinckley present and past
- ^ http://www.hinckleypastpresent.org/mountgrace.html
- ^ http://www.hinckleypastpresent.org/elizabethcoxhead.html
- ^ http://www.hinckleypastpresent.org/elizabethcoxhead.html
- ^ http://www.hinckleypastpresent.org/elizabethcoxhead.html
- ^ http://www.hinckleypastpresent.org/elizabethcoxhead.html
- ^ http://www.hinckleypastpresent.org/elizabethcoxhead.html
- ^ http://www.hinckleypastpresent.org/elizabethcoxhead.html
- ^ http://www.hinckleypastpresent.org/elizabethcoxhead.htmlĄ
- ^ https://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=19349913382&cm_mmc=ggl-_-UK_Shopp_RareStandard-_-product_id=bi%3A%2019349913382-_-keyword=&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI-pC185OC9gIVCbLtCh2RKwWUEAQYAiABEgLOAPD_BwE
- ^ https://www.abebooks.co.uk/book-search/title/one-green-bottle/author/coxhead-elizabeth/
- ^ A Cry from the Streets
- ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00CBYN5QY/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_hsch_vapi_tkin_p1_i0
- ^ https://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=19433176757&cm_mmc=ggl-_-UK_Shopp_RareStandard-_-product_id=bi%3A%2019433176757-_-keyword=&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIhf-IuoeF9gIVArDtCh3CLQrTEAQYCCABEgKV
- ^ https://www.wob.com/en-gb/rare-books/elizabeth-coxhead/daughters-of-erin-by-elizabeth-coxhead/1599219969ADA?keyword=&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIhf-IuoeF9gIVArDtCh3CLQrTEAQYByABEgK1GPD_BwE
- ^ https://www.amazon.co.uk/Elizabeth-Coxhead/e/B001KMDV4O%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share
- ^ https://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=30704796748&searchurl=an%3Delizabeth%2Bcoxhead%26sortby%3D20%26tn%3Dlady%2Bgregory%2Bliterary%2Bportrait&cm_sp=snippet-_-srp1-_-title5
- ^ https://www.google.com/search?q=hinckley+past+and+present&rlz=1C1GCEA_enGB989GB989&oq=hinckley+present&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j0i22i30l2j69i60l2.9086j0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8the
- ^ http://www.hinckleypastpresent.org/elizabethcoxhead.html
- ^ http://www.hinckleypastpresent.org/elizabethcoxhead.html
- ^ https://www.pressreader.com/uk/hinckley-times/20200311/282102048734383
- ^ file:///C:/Users/Tracy%20Pinks/OneDrive%20-%20De%20Montfort%20University/Desktop/Help_Wikitext%20-%20Wikipedia.html
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- ^ Wikipedia,ACry From The Streets 2020 ipedia.org/wiki/A_cry_from_the_streets
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- ^ Hinckley past and present, 2022, hinckleypastpresent.org/elizabeth.coxhead.html (header bar)
- ^ The Hinckley Times, 2021,https://www.hinckleytimes.net/archive/
- ^ One Green Bottle,'2022',https://www.google.com/search?q=one+green+bottle+elizabeth+coxhead&rlz=1C1GCEA_enGB989GB989&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjt163zk4L2AhXYPsAKHXxZBTgQ_AUoA3oECAIQBQ&biw=1536&bih=754&dpr=1.25#imgrc=cTIH8_aBofEgsM
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