Sylvia Thompson
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Sylvia Thompson | |
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| Born | 4 September 1902 Scotland |
| Died | 27 April 1968 (aged 65) Reigate Heath, Surrey, England |
| Occupation | Writer (novelist) |
| Nationality | English |
| Period | 20th century |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Spouse |
Peter Luling (m. 1926) |
| Children | Rosemary Haughton, Virginia Lulin, Elizabeth Dooley |
Sylvia Thompson, Mrs Luling (4 September 1902 – 27 April 1968) was an English novelist, writer and public speaker.
Life
[edit]Sylvia Thompson was born in Scotland, the daughter of Norman Arthur Thompson (founder of the Norman Thompson Flight Company) and Ethel Hannah Levis.
She attended Somerville College, Oxford like her mother. Other literary contemporaries at Somerville College included Vera Brittain, Winifred Holtby, Hilda Reid and Margaret Kennedy. She established her reputation as a public orator, and in 1932, she joined the lecture circuit in the United States.
Personal life
[edit]In 1926, she married Theodore Peter Dunham Luling (an artist known as "Peter Luling"), with whom she had three daughters: Rosemary Haughton (theologian and writer), Virginia Luling (anthropologist) and Elizabeth Dooley (actress).[1][2]
Death
[edit]Sylvia Thompson Luling died on 27 April 1968, aged 65, at Reigate Heath, Surrey, England.
Works
[edit]- The Rough Crossing (1921)
- A Lady in Green Gloves (1924)
- The Hounds of Spring (1926)
- The Battle of the Horizons (1928)
- Chariot Wheels (1929)
- Winter Comedy (in the USA Portrait by Caroline) (1931)
- Summer's Night (1932)
- Helena (in the USA Unfinished Symphony) (1933)
- Breakfast in Bed (1934)
- A Silver Rattle (1935)
- Third Act in Venice (1936)
- Recapture the Moon (1937)
- The Adventure of Christopher Columin (1939)
- The Gulls Fly Inland (1941)
- The People Opposite (1948)
- The Candle's Glory (1953)
References
[edit]- ^ "Thompson, Sylvia (1902–1968)". www.encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- ^ International, Survival. "Virginia Luling (b. June 1939 – d. 7 January 2013) - Survival International". www.survivalinternational.org. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
External links
[edit]- Works by Sylvia Thompson at Faded Page (Canada)
- "A Bit of History WebSite". Abitofhistory.net. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- Batson, Judy G. (2008). Her Oxford - Judy G. Batson - Google Könyvek. ISBN 9780826592507. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
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