About Grace Rhys
Lived 1865 – 1929 (aged 63–64). Grace Rhys was a British writer, editor and author.
Grace Rhys (; 12 July, 1865–15 March, 1929) was an Irish writer.
Biography Grace Little was born in Boyle, County Roscommon on 12 July 1865. Joseph Bennet Little, her landowner father, lost his money through gambling and, after receiving a good education from governesses, she and her sisters had to move to London as adults to earn a living.
She was both the wife and literary companion to Ernest Percival Rhys whom she met at a garden party given by Yeats. They married on 5 January 1891, and had three children. The couple sometimes worked side by side in the British Museum. Her first novel, Mary Dominic, was published in 1898. The Bride (1909), and Five Beads on a String (1907), a book of essays. She also wrote poetry and books for children, and had a son and two daughters of her own.
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Who was Grace Rhys?
Irish writer (1865–1929)
When was Grace Rhys born?
Grace Rhys was born in 1865 in Boyle.
When did Grace Rhys die?
Grace Rhys died in 1929 in Arlington Hotel.
What was Grace Rhys's occupation?
Grace Rhys was a writer, editor and author.
What nationality was Grace Rhys?
Grace Rhys was British.
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