by George J. Dance
Anna Bunston De Bary (27 May 1869 - 25 January 1954) was an English poet.[1]
Anna Bunston De Bary, Collected Poems, 1947. Courtesy Academy of American Poets.
Life[]
Youth[]
De Bary was born Anna Bunston in Alderbury.[2] Her father was Thomas Bunston, an Anglican clergyman who was curate of Warbleton church and later vicar of Arlington church, both in Hailsham, Sussex. Her mother was Isabella (Murray).[1]
Marriage and career[]
Anna became a schoolteacher in Brighton, Sussex.[1]
In Hailsham, in June 1910, she married Richard Brome de Bary, a clergyman who became private chaplain to Anthony Ashley Cooper, at St. Giles.[1]
In 1911, the couple moved to Antrim, Ulster, Ireland. On their return to England they lived in the village of Horton in Dorset, where Anna worked as a writer.[1]
She travelled extensively throughout Spain, France, Holland, and Italy; visiting Madrid, Toledo, Marsiglia, Angouleme, Amsterdam, Genova, Florence, Rome, and the Garda Lake. She spoke fluent Italian and German, and translated poetry from both languages.[1]
In her 70s, during World War II, she worked for the War Office in Liverpool.[1]
Her husband died in 1948.[1] She died in Salisbury.[2]
Publications[]
Poetry[]
- Songs of Spiritual Conquest. Bournemouth, UK: W.H. Smith, 1900.
- Leaves from a Woman's Manuscript. Reigate, UK: 1904.
- Mingled Wine. London: 1909.
- Songs of God and Man. London: 1912.
- New and Selected Lyrics. London: Daniel O'Connor, 1922.
- Collected Poems. London: Mitre Press, 1947.
Play[]
- Jephthah's Daughter. London: 1914.
Novels[]
- The Porch of Paradise: A tale of All Soul's Eve. London: Oxford University Press, 1925.
- The House in Horton Hollow. London: John Long, 1928.
Non-fiction[]
- Letters of a Schoolma'am. London: Dent, 1913.
Except where noted, bibliographical information courtesy WorldCat.[3]
See also[]
References[]
- Anna Bunston de Bary - Songs of Lake Garda a cura di Eleonora Padovani e Marco faraoni, Raffaelli Edizioni 2015.
Notes[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Lucy London, Anna Bunston de Bary (1869 - 1954) - British writer and poet, Female Poets of The First World War, April 10, 2016. Blogstpot, Web, Mar. 20, 2017.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hugh Cadman, "Seraching for information about WW1 poet," Salisbury Journal, 11 January 2014. Web, 19 Mar. 2017.
- ↑ Search results = au:Anna Bunston De Bary, WorldCat, OCLC Online Computer Library Center Inc. Web, Mar. 19, 2017.
External links[]
- Poems
- Anna Bunston de Bary poem ("The Snowdrop") at the Academy of American Poets
- De Bary in the Oxford Book of English Mystical Verse: "A Basque Peasant returning from Church," "A Great Mystery," "O Sovereign Lord, Thou Lover of Men’s Souls!," "Under a Wiltshire Apple Tree"
- Ann Bunston De Bary at Poetry Explorer (89 poems)
- Books
- Anna De Bary at Amazon.com
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