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Nombre legal: Sutherland, Elinor Glyn
Otros nombres: Glyn, Elinor
Fecha de nacimiento: 1864-10-17
Fecha de fallecimiento: 1943-09-23
Género: female
Nacionalidad: UK
Lugar de nacimiento: St Helier, Jersey, Bailiwick of Jersey
Lugar de fallecimiento: Chelsea, London, England, UK
Lugares de residencia: St Helier, Jersey, Bailiwick of Jersey
London, England, UK
Hollywood, California, USA
Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Educación: governesses
Ocupaciones: novelist
short-story writer
screenwriter
autobiographer
Relaciones: Curzon, George Nathaniel (lover)
Gordon, Lucy Duff
Biografía breve: Elinor Sutherland was born in Jersey in the Channel Islands, the daughter of a civil engineer. She was raised in Canada by her maternal grandmother and returned to Jersey when her mother remarried. She was reputed to be strikingly beautiful, with masses of red hair. Her elder sister was Lucy Christiana Sutherland, Lady Duff-Gordon, who with her husband Sir Cosmo survived the sinking of the Titanic in 1912 and became the renowned fashion designer "Madame Lucile." In 1892, Elinor married Clayton Glyn, a local landowner, with whom she had two daughters. Elinor Glyn became a hugely popular early 20th century novelist and screenwriter who pioneered mass market fiction for women. She coined the term "It" as a euphemism for sex appeal. A scene in one of her works inspired the famous doggerel: "Would you like to sin, with Elinor Glyn, On a tiger skin? Or would you prefer, To err with her, On some other fur?" She published her autobiography Romantic Adventures in 1936.

Glyn was among the guests at William Randolph Hearst's party on board his yacht Oneida on November 15, 1924 when producer Thomas Ince was shot.

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Three Weeks por Elinor Glyn 1864-1943

A romance between a young Englishman and a noble Queen incognito. She desires him and they have a passionate affair for three weeks in Switzerland, which changes both of their lives.

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questbird | 2 reseñas más. | Mar 12, 2024 |

Red Hair por Elinor Glyn

***If you are planning on reading this book, please skip this review as there are spoilers included***

Red Hair by Elinor Glyn is a vintage romance story that was originally published in 1905. I suspect that the author had her tongue firmly in her cheek when she wrote about Evangeline Travers, a young, ravishing redhead who has been brought up by a rich guardian, Mrs. Carruthers. Upon Mrs. Carruthers death, her nephew and heir, Christopher arrives but he rejects the arranged marriage that the older woman desired. He then changes his mind, tries to contain Evangeline and marry her. His friend Lord Robert arrives and all too soon both men are dancing to the tune that Evangeline plays.

Evangeline is rather a provoking heroine, she appears to be amusing herself with these men, flirting outrageously and threatening to become an adventuress. It appears that because of her red hair everyone expects her to be trouble but with no connections or money there is not a lot she can do. Christopher eventually appears to forget about her but Lord Robert stays near and eventually wins Evangeline as his wife.

I found Red Hair to be rather dated and silly. It was originally published under the title “The Vicissitudes of Evangeline” which seems a much more fitting title. This was a light and quick read but I couldn’t help but think that the author originally meant for the romance to have been Evangeline and Christopher as they seemed to have much more chemistry and she and Lord Robert had. But Evangeline was very clever and perhaps becoming a duchess is exactly what she planned for.… (más)

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DeltaQueen50 | Feb 15, 2024 |

It por Clarence G. Badger

A film starring Clara Bow (Paramount, 1927).

A girl schemes to marry her boss.

C+ (Okay).

It's often delightful, despite the garbage story.

(Mar. 2023)

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comfypants | Mar 31, 2023 |