Ada Galsworthy - Knowledge

33: 568:, London of a May morning in 1903 and whose last word was written at Hampstead on 15 August 1920. Of all my work I have most enjoyed the making of this chronicle, and on the whole set more store by it than anything else I have written up to now. This is why I super-dedicate the whole of it to one without whose instigation, sympathy, interest and criticism, my obscure inner necessity might never have pushed through the mufflement of circumstance and made me a writer – such as I am." (1921) 691:. Of this she wrote, "I do not think he was greatly interested, for he knew only too well I should rightly have been in a low class the Conservatorium, working my way up like the rest of the music-students. My mother would not consent to this, her argument being that I played nicely enough for an amateur, and that there was no question of my becoming a professional, ever." 800: 372:, which asked women to "practice real self-denial". It stated: "the funds raised will be the measure not only of every woman's devotion to principle, but the measure of her gratitude to the hundreds of brave women who have taken the brunt of the fighting and have suffered violence and imprisonment for her sake." Galsworthy donated £1 and 1 shilling. 225:. Following their wedding, Ada's mother refused to see her for years and her solicitor, who had managed her affairs for 25 years, resigned his position. She and John moved into a house on Addison Road, Kensington, where they lived until 1913. In the first few years of their marriage, they rarely travelled outside England. 439:, owned by their friend Dorothy Allhusen. John worked as a masseur, Galsworthy as a lingère, or 'keeper of house linen' as well as overseeing correspondence and other departments. Her considerable knowledge of French stood her in good stead with the locals. When work was finished for the day, she would accompany the 191:

about the sanctity of marriage, and provided John a generous annual allowance, from the scandal of divorce, they continued their affair discreetly for ten years. During this time they travelled abroad at least once a year, often accompanied by a chaperone. She would regularly make herself two or more

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to help. Of this she wrote "Having great conclaves with J. Conrad recently, he is helping me with some translations from the French: he being Polish, French is quite second nature to him. I hate taking up his time, yet… it seems quite a relaxation to him, and he can't do his own original writing all

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meant he was regularly required at overseas conferences. They would travel to watch the first night performances of John's plays, or in search of "more permanent health" of Ada, who had a "tendency to bronchial delicacy in the winter." The majority of their time abroad was spent walking and writing.

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she recounts "the most fine-spun, delicate of musical flirtations" whilst staying in a hotel room two doors away from a young German Prince. They both had pianos installed in their sitting-rooms and spent time sharing musical ideas through the walls, "I would give out a theme, then pause; very soon

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John directed in his will that no biography of him should be published without the consent of his wife. After he died she oversaw the posthumous completion of several volumes for which she wrote the forewords, recounted memories or simply gathered and inscribed extracts. She edited and/or compiled

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They had a spaniel called Chris to whom they were extremely devoted. When Chris died in the winter of 1911, Ada was "prostrate" with grief. A year later, such was the strength of their feelings about their loss, they moved away from Addison Road where memories of Chris were unavoidable, to Adelphi

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When Dr. Cooper died, Galsworthy moved to Nottingham with her brother and mother, using the surname Cooper. She and her mother were "well provided for" under the terms of Dr. Cooper's will. Between 1881 and 1891, they made frequent, extended trips to Europe, her mother's principal purpose being to

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In 1904 John's father died, meaning he was now financially independent and they were free to marry. They publicly announced a trip to Wingstone in December 1904, thus giving Arthur grounds for divorce. After divorce papers were served, Ada and John travelled around Italy, Germany and Austria from

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250:, and his wife Viola moved in with them at Grove Lodge. In 1926 they bought Bury House in Sussex as their country home, serving as a permanent home for the younger couple, and a weekend retreat for Ada and John. The young couple began to accompany them on their regular winter journeys abroad. 2600: 345:

Once married, she and John travelled extensively, visiting Ireland, France, Germany, Belgium, Czech Republic (the former Czechoslovakia), Austria, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Poland, Italy, Spain, Sweden, USA, Canada, Brazil, Morocco, Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria and South Africa.

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After the early years of their marriage, they slept in separate rooms. Ada and John's marriage developed into "almost a mother-son relationship: an ailing mother cared for and protected by an utterly devoted son, a situation which their childlessness bolstered."

264:. When she discovered that Muriel Elliot, a fellow piano student she had met whilst travelling through Europe with her mother, was homeless following a London bombing raid, Galsworthy offered her a home. They lived together until Elliott died 10 years later. 202:. Upon Arthur's return from Africa in 1901, he did not initiate divorce proceedings, from the same desire to avoid a "possible scandal". Ada and John continued their relationship discreetly for a further three years, often staying at a farmhouse called 428:) together with all royalties from John's literary work sold in the US, to the war effort. Galsworthy also knitted a large quantity of socks, blankets and scarves for the troops. In autumn 1914, they arranged for the placement of a number of 725:

She began composing songs while in Dresden, but would dedicate more time to composition after she met John. She set several of his poems to music, with a first public performance in 1903. Her music was featured in a concert at London's

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While Arthur was away at war, Ada left the marital home and lived alone at Campden House Chambers, Kensington, while John took a flat in nearby Aubrey Walk. It was in her flat that John wrote the first words of what was to become

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She tore out her diary entries spanning 1895 until 1905, the duration of her affair, until the year she became "respectable" again. After John died she destroyed all of his letters to her and most of her letters to him.

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on 24 November 1867. Born illegitimately, her parent was recorded as Anne Julia Pearson (c.1841–1913) from the Parish of Lakenham, Norwich. Her adoptive father was Dr. Emanuel Cooper (1802–1878). Both parents were of

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very well. She was described as being of "professional, or nearly professional calibre by those who heard her play." Between 1883 and 1888, she spent considerable time in Dresden as a private piano student of

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Galsworthy and her mother did not get on; there was "a tragic lack of sympathy" between them. When her mother died in 1918 she did not attend the funeral, even though she was in England at the time.

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find a financially and socially suitable husband for her daughter. On one occasion the Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII, asked for an introduction. Her mother declined the honour.

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She regularly edited his writing and was solely responsible for his public and private correspondence, as well as creating the first three typescripts from his handwritten manuscripts.

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In November 1916, wanting to do more, they travelled to France to join an Hôpital Benevole, the Establissement de L'Assistance Aux Convalescents Militaires Français, at Matouret in

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When John died in 1933, Ada ceased to appear in public. For a short time she was "almost unbalanced" and tried to have his favourite horse killed.

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Terrace. This change also coincided with the start of regular overseas travels, mostly by train or car, as Ada was a "disastrously bad sailor".

132:(20 November 1864 – 29 May 1956) was an English editor, translator, writer and composer. She was married to Nobel Laureate for Literature 550:, she recalls telling him, "Why don't you write? You are just the person." Galsworthy's previous unhappy marriage inspired John's novel 187:

Ada met John at a dinner party. They began an affair on 6 September 1896. In order to protect John's father, who held deeply entrenched

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She married Major Arthur Galsworthy (1860–1923) on 30 April 1891 in Kensington, London, having met him the previous winter, probably in

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to establish her own dance school. The following year, John had a one-year affair with her, but ended it out of loyalty to his wife.

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aged 92 on 29 May 1956. Her funeral was sparsely attended, with fewer than a dozen mourners. Her ashes were scattered on Bury Hill.

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John often said that his wife's influence was a major factor in turning his career from law to literature. In her 1937 book

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and Mabel Galsworthy, her husband's cousins and sisters of the man who was to become her second husband, Arthur's cousin,

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In the lead-up to World War II she worked to get Jewish writers and musicians out of central Europe and over to England.

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January to August 1905.The decree nisi was granted on 24 February 1905 and £400 was awarded to Arthur in damages.

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They spent the rest of the war at Wingstone, making occasional trips to London, sometimes sharing a basement with

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so that he could afford better accommodation than the lunatic asylum for paupers to which he had been committed.

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Galsworthy spent her adolescence and early adult years travelling through Europe with her mother. They were in

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in their "light-hearted Petits Chansons." They returned to England the following March. She was awarded the

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Galsworthy spoke excellent French, plus some Italian and German. She began translating the work of

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as a member of the British Committee, French Red Cross in Company WO 329 between 1914 and 1920.

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Ada Nemesis Pearson was born on 20 November 1864; the location is unknown. She was baptised at

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In the 1930s she donated money to the Worthing Corporation (the forerunner to present-day

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Galsworthy's health was not robust throughout her adult life. She regularly suffered from

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The divorce was finalised on 22 September 1905 and they married the following day at

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and took the place of a pianist who had become ill in a concert of duets at the

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In 1925 she signed an appeal, written by the Managing Editor of the periodical

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into English in the early 1900s. She called on the assistance of her friend

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Galsworthy had an intellectual relationship with Polish-British writer,

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Their travel served several purposes. John's position as President of

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Carmen: An Opera in Four Acts Taken from the story of Prosper Mermiée

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In late 1931 and early 1932, she and John translated the libretto of

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the Galsworthys contributed saddlery, binoculars, an ambulance and a

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the young neighbour would start improvising in a masterly manner."

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and head colds, which she and John often elevated to the level of "

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