May Sinclair tours the United States
Poet involved
What happened
From mid-November 1905 to 20 January 1906, May Sinclair toured the United States to promote The Divine Fire. The chronology records the journey as a dedicated promotional tour taking her beyond Britain. It was a significant period of travel directly connected with her work and growing reputation as an author.
Literary impact
The American tour expanded Sinclair’s public literary experience and brought her work before readers outside Britain. It demonstrates the growing reach of her fiction and added an international dimension to a career that had previously been centred chiefly in Britain, particularly London.
Source: Attached chronology
