PENWOMEN'S CLUB.
Mrs. Cnrr Rollott presided at a meeting of tlie Penwomen's Club, held on Friday afternoon. An address upon the life and work of Fiona McLeod (William Sliarp) was given by the Rev. Wilna Constable and was greatly enjoyed. Mrs. Constable sketched the life of the writer who, at an early jge, showed indication of unusual gifts of mind. The assistance given to him by his wife, Elizabeth Sharp, a journalist, and their life together, was also referred to by the sneaker. In adopting the nom-de-plume of Fiona McLcod William Sharp becamo so imbued with the name that he assumed a dual personality in his writings, which were enriched with all the phantasy, mysticism and legendary lure of his Celtic forbears. :11s first known novel, "J'liarais," brought him into world-wide recognition.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21166, 26 April 1932, Page 3
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132PENWOMEN'S CLUB. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIX, Issue 21166, 26 April 1932, Page 3
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