Helen Beauclerk (20 September 1892 – 8 July 1969) was a British writer and translator.
Helen Beauclerk | |
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| Born | Helen Mary Dorothea Bellingham 20 September 1892 Cambridge |
| Died | 8 July 1969 |
| Nationality | British |
| Other names | Helen De Vere Beauclerk |
Biography
editHelen De Vere Beauclerk or Helen Beauclerk as she was also known are pseudonyms of Helen Mary Dorothea Bellingham. She was born in Cambridge in 1892 to Major Sydney Edwin Bellingham and Helen Mary Dunlop. Her father was in the British army and was based in India where he died just a year after she was born. The baby was adopted by a family friend, Major Ferdinand de Vere Beauclerk. Beauclerk was educated in the Conservatoire de Paris and worked as a music teacher and piano accompanist until the start of the First World War when she returned to the United Kingdom. She worked for the London Evening Standard and the Birmingham Post. While in Britain she met the artist Edmund Dulac and they lived together from 1924 until his death. She modelled for him and he illustrated two of her novels, The Green Lacquer Pavilion and The Love of the Foolish Angel. Beauclerk wrote fantasy novels which leaned heavily on the tradition of French fantastic fiction. As well as writing novels, Beauclerk translated the works of Colette, Dominique Lapierre and others into English. In addition to being a model for some of Dulac's work, she was also painted by George W Lambert in 1914.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Bibliography
edit- The Tale of Igor (1918)
- The Green Lacquer Pavilion (1926)
- The Love of the Foolish Angel (1929)
- The Mountain and the Tree (1935)
- Shadows On the Wall (1941)
- Where the Treasure Is (1944)
- There Were Three Men (1949)
- Non fiction
- Earthly Paradise (1974)
References
edit- ^ Australia, National Gallery of (17 June 1917). "George.W.Lambert Retrospective:heroes and icons - George LAMBERT - Miss Helen Beauclerk". National Gallery of Australia - Home. Archived from the original on 2 August 2019. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "SF Encyclopedia Editorial Home". SF Encyclopedia Editorial Home – “SFE Facts” – 20 April 2020. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ Beauclerk, Helen. "London - W. Collins Sons and Co. 8" by 6" - 251 pp - Scarce and decorative antiquarian books and first editions on all subjects - Rare Books". Rooke Books. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "The Green Lacquer Pavilion. By Helen Beauclerk• (Collins. 8s. sumptuously » 12 Jun 1926 » The Spectator Archive". The Spectator Archive. 12 June 1926. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ "Helen Mary Dorothea Bellingham". the peerage. 9 January 2005. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ Peschke, M. (2006). Enciclopedia Internacional de Pseud·ʼnimos: Nombres verdaderos. Parte I. International encyclopedia of pseudonyms (in Spanish). K.G. Saur/Gale. p. 233. ISBN 978-3-598-24961-7. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
- ^ Vinson, J.; Kirkpatrick, D.L. (1982). Twentieth-Century Romance and Gothic Writers. Macmillan Education, Limited. p. 56. ISBN 978-1-349-06127-3. Retrieved 20 April 2020.