Name/TitleThe Goldfinches
MakerLynd, Sylvia
Maker RoleAuthor
About this objectSmall hardback publication of poetry with blue cover titled 'The Goldfinches' by Sylvia Lynd.
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, paper and board
MeasurementsH: 180 x W: 126 mm
Date Made1920
Period1920s
Place MadeEngland, London
PublisherRichard Cobden-Sanderson
Publication Date1920
Publication PlaceEngland, London
Subject and Association Descriptionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvia_Lynd:
Sylvia Lynd (née Dryhurst; 1888 – 21 February 1952) was an Anglo-Irish poet, essayist, short story writer and novelist. She was born in London but both of her parents, A.R. Dryhurst and her mother, the suffragist writer Nora Dryhurst (née Robinson) were Dubliners. From 1904 to 1906, Lynd studied at the Slade School of Fine Art, later moving on to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. Around this time, she was associated with the Inghinidhe na hÉireann, an Irish nationalist women’s organisation. In 1908, a monthly magazine was produced, Bean na hÉireann, which sought to discuss topics such as politics, the vote for women, language, and labour issues. Lynd edited the first issue before returning to England and Helena Molony took it over. In 1909, she married a journalist and man of letters, Robert Wilson Lynd, whom she had met at the London Gaelic League four years earlier. Born in Belfast to a Presbyterian minister, Robert Lynd wrote for The Northern Whig and later became a literary editor for the Daily News (later known as News Chronicle) and a columnist for New Statesman. They lived in Hampstead, London for many years and had two daughters, Máire (who was to marry Jack Gaster) and Sigle. Sylvia Dryhurst Lynd died in 1952, aged 63.
Subject and Association Keywordswomen's writing & literature
Subject and Association Keywordspoetry & verse
Subject and Association KeywordsWomen's suffrage
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeBook
Object numberGWL-2024-35-1
Spine LabelThe Goldfinches ~ Sylvia Lynd
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved