Dear Friends, Our group is beginning to grow. I know I am curious about how other members first encountered the poems of Laurence Hope and why they found her...
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hkmarshall@...
Mar 3, 2001 6:06 pm
Dear Friends, Today I wish to share with you "The Teak Forest". You already may be familiar with the following lines from this poem... ...
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Helen K. Marshall
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Mar 4, 2001 3:34 am
Dear Friends (Ed, you may receive this twice), Many of Violet's poems were set to music. The most famous of these songs is Amy Woodforde-Finden's "Four Indian...
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Celia Strother
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Mar 4, 2001 8:23 pm
Helen: First let me say that while I do not often have time to respond, I am thoroughly enjoying this list. Thank you for taking the time to create this...
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harriet
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Mar 5, 2001 6:50 pm
Hello every one, I am sorry I am late in introducing myself. I have been away for the weekend. My name is Harriet and I am a single mother of three, two grown...
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Helen K. Marshall
hkmarshall@...
Mar 5, 2001 8:07 pm
Thank you Harriet for introducing yourself. It's always interesting to learn when and how Laurence Hope's poetry first touched someone. Our group is quite...
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harriet
sardeman@...
Mar 6, 2001 9:36 am
Goodmorning every one, Could any tell me where I can find real information on Laurence Hope? Her life, pictures maybe? Blessings to you Harriet don`t forget to...
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Celia Strother
cstrother@...
Mar 7, 2001 7:57 pm
Harriet: Like you, I know very little about LH and wish to learn more. As far as I know, there is no comprehensive bio on her anywhere. Does anyone know of...
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harriet
sardeman@...
Mar 8, 2001 7:39 am
Goodmorning every one, I have been looking on the internet but can only find one or two poems, but no pictures, no information. If I had enough information...
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rfl
rfl@...
Mar 8, 2001 4:05 pm
Hi Helen (and others), I finally returned from the South, but have been really busy and LH has been out of mind once I returned to civilization. It was the...
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Helen K. Marshall
hkmarshall@...
Mar 8, 2001 4:34 pm
Dear Friends, First, a thanks to Bob for joining us. Bob, I think the others would be interested to know where you've been these past months. Bob mentioned...
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hkmarshall@...
Mar 10, 2001 2:48 am
Dear Friends, Today I want to share with you Laurence Hope's most famous poem, "Kashmiri Song". Here – along with the text of the poem itself – you will...
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Harriet
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Mar 10, 2001 8:47 pm
Hello every one, I have made a page with some of Laurence Hope's poems. I could do with some more fitting music, but can`t find any that I can download and...
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Helen K. Marshall
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Mar 10, 2001 9:04 pm
Dear Harriet (and Friends), I've just looked at your Laurence Hope page and it is lovely! The artwork is entitled "My Paramour Was Loneliness" by Byam Shaw and...
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harriet
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Mar 10, 2001 10:28 pm
Thank you Helen, I am so pleased you like it. I have just finished it with adding the Byam Shaw information on it. The music is still a "problem" as the songs...
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Helen K. Marshall
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Mar 11, 2001 6:42 am
Dear Friends, I've found a literary reference to "Temple Bells", the Amy Woodforde- Finden song with lyrics from LH's poem of the same name. Here's a link: ...
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Helen K. Marshall
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Mar 11, 2001 7:15 am
Dear Friends, What strange connections one finds on the Internet. It's proof there are only six degrees of separation between any one person and another. ...
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harriet
sardeman@...
Mar 11, 2001 9:02 am
Dear Helen and every one, Thank you so much for the midi files Helen and I have used the Kashmiri song for my LH Page. Now it is truly finished. Thanks also...
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Helen K. Marshall
hkmarshall@...
Mar 12, 2001 4:03 pm
Dear Friends, Before I get onto the latest who-would-have thought it LH connection let me say that I swear to expedite that LH bio I promised. Now, for the...
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Helen K. Marshall
hkmarshall@...
Mar 12, 2001 4:14 pm
Dear Celia et al., No book-length biography of Laurence Hope is available... yet. The next-best available treatment of her life can be found in Lesley Blanch's...
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Harriet
sardeman@...
Mar 12, 2001 6:19 pm
Am I glad I was not the only one who thought Laurence Hope was a man!! Regards to all Harriet don`t forget to dream, for some of your dreams may come true! ...
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rfl
rfl@...
Mar 13, 2001 5:14 am
Taking the lead from Helen and Celia, I suppose I should say a bit about myself. I'm an astrophysicist at the University of Chicago but live in Wisconsin at...
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Helen K. Marshall
hkmarshall@...
Mar 13, 2001 11:47 pm
Responding to Bob's offer: Yes!, if you don't mind please do transscribe those turn-of-the-century articles on LH for the rest of us. I think we'd all like to...
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rfl
rfl@...
Mar 14, 2001 1:28 am
Helen, I'll send the figures to you as attachments and will post the articles to the group (once I've typed them up). Bob...
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rfl
rfl@...
Mar 14, 2001 3:52 am
Helen, Here are some attachments: The Athenaeum article as ms word file & pdf file An entry in an some literary book of authors and poets.. I don't have the...
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rfl
rfl@...
Mar 14, 2001 3:55 am
Ok, it looks like everyone gets the attachments sent to them. I clicked on reply to a message that went to the bboard and not just to Helen. Have fun. Bob...
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harriet
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Mar 14, 2001 8:33 am
Morning every one, Thank you for sending the attachments on L Hope, Bob and glad to meet you. I am Harriet from The Netherlands and I learnt about l Laurence...
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JillGrey@...
Mar 15, 2001 7:31 pm
Dear All, Having just come across your discussion group I thought you might like to know that I'm currently working on a Life of LH. As you might imagine, I'm...
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Sshadowgirl@...
Mar 15, 2001 9:22 pm
Oh Jill - wonderful.....I'll have so many questions for you, one day when you are ready. Until then much good luck! Helen Williford...
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Helen K. Marshall
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Mar 16, 2001 7:24 pm
Dear Friends, Who out there knows the history of the Byam Shaw illustrations that accompany LH's poems in several editions of her works? In what edition(s) did...
