by Timothy Christian | May 11, 2022 | Uncategorized
Mary reports on the training exercises of the Local Home Guard in the west of England. Share this: Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click...
by Timothy Christian | May 5, 2022 | Hemingway's Widow, The Lotos Club
The Lotos Club is one of the oldest and most prestigious arts clubs in the United States, with Mark Twain among its early members. In 1977, Mary Welsh Hemingway became the first woman admitted to membership in the long history of the Club. On April 16, 2022, I did a...
by Timothy Christian | May 2, 2022 | Ernest Hemingway, Hemingway's Widow
Ernest Hemingway after he shaved off his massive beard. Mary liked the face which emerged. Share this: Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to...
by Timothy Christian | May 2, 2022 | Hemingway's Widow, Uncategorized
The KGB event was fun. The place is iconic—decorated in red and black and seething with mystery and dark promise—perhaps haunted by the spirits of the writers who have read there. Many previous guests have scarred the heavy wooden tables with their initials, and a...
by Timothy Christian | Apr 24, 2022 | Hemingway's Widow, Reviews of Hemingway's Widow
Great review of Hemingway’s Widow in prestigious literary journal TLS! Please give it a read at this link: Mad, bad and dangerous to marry Share this: Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to...
by Timothy Christian | Apr 23, 2022 | Uncategorized
Captain Mary Welsh Monk’s US Army identity card was issued on May 9, 1944. Standing at five feet three inches and weighing one hundred twenty pounds, Mary was likely one of the most petite captains in the army. She met Ernest seventeen days after this photo was taken....
by Timothy Christian | Apr 18, 2022 | Uncategorized
Ernest Hemingway was wearing a massive beard in this photo for his US Army identity card. This is how he appeared when he first met Mary. Ernest believed the beard had protected his skin against cancer from the searing sun of Cuba. Share this: Click to share on X...
by Timothy Christian | Apr 13, 2022 | Hemingway's Widow, Mary's Story
Mary dated the American novelist Irwin Shaw for months, reviewing his short stories and appreciating his technique. She described him to her friend Bill Walton as “the best lay in Europe.” Share this: Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on...
by Timothy Christian | Apr 11, 2022 | Hemingway's Widow, Mary's Story
Mary working at the Time offices in London in front of a bombdamaged window. The war came close, and like many of her friends, Mary narrowly escaped death or injury. Share this: Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window)...
by Timothy Christian | Apr 9, 2022 | Hemingway's Widow, Mary's Story
Michael Foot, who would go on to become Leader of the British Labour Party said of Mary: “Welsh is without question the best female journalist on either side of the Atlantic, apart altogether from being the most agreeable and amusing.” Share this: Click to...
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