May Sinclair moves from London to the countryside
Poet involved
What happened
Around 1932, May Sinclair moved from London to the countryside in Buckinghamshire. The chronology records the relocation after she had become incapacitated by illness. It represents a significant change from the London environment in which much of her literary and intellectual career had developed.
Literary impact
The move to rural Buckinghamshire marked a retreat from the London literary world that had shaped Sinclair’s mature career. It belongs to the quieter final phase of her life, following the illness that had substantially limited her ability to continue working as before.
Source: Attached chronology
