Gordon Bottomley

James Bridges (Independent Scholar - Europe)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.08: English Writing and Culture of the early Twentieth Century , 1900-1945.
Vol. editors: Chris Baldick (Goldsmiths College, University of London), Peter Childs (Birmingham Newman University), Louise McDonald (Birmingham Newman University), Andrew Radford (University of Glasgow)

Dates

Born 20 Feb 1874
Died 25 Aug 1948
Activity 1896-1939

Places

Born in England
Active in England

Activities

Primary

Playwright / Dramatist
Poet

Resources

Bottomley's Works

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Gordon Bottomley was born in Keighley, Yorkshire, in 1874. Educated at a local grammar school, he began work as a bank clerk at the age of sixteen. His health was frail and for much of his life he was a semi-invalid. In 1905 he married Emily Burton and they lived together at Well Knowe House, Cartmell, and in 1914, moved to The Sheiling at Silverdale, near Carnforth.

Now chiefly remembered as the long-term correspondent of better known figures such as Edward Thomas and Paul Nash, Bottomley was a noted and prolific poet. He found his widest fame with his inclusion in Edward Marsh's Georgian Poetry collections, but like many of the Georgians, he was already well-published prior to Marsh's venture. His first book, The Mickle Drede, appeared in 1896, and was followed by Poems as White Nights

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Citation: Bridges, James. "Gordon Bottomley". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 20 September 2002 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=497, accessed 25 November 2024.]