Winifred Lewellin James
Winifred Lewellin James | |
|---|---|
| Born | 20 March 1876 |
| Died | 27 April 1941 (aged 65) Sydney, New South Wales |
| Occupation | Novelist, travel writer and journalist |
| Nationality | Australian |
Winifred Lewellin James (20 March 1876 – 27 April 1941)[1] was an Australian writer. As a novelist, travel writer and journalist, her career began with her first novel published in 1907. During her time in London, she lost her Australian nationality,[2] only regaining it in 1935.
Born at Prahran, near Melbourne, Victoria, in 1876,[3] James was the ninth surviving child of Thomas James, Wesleyan minister from Cornwall, and his wife Gertrude (née Peterson), from Yorkshire, England. She was educated privately at St Kilda.
References
- ^ "Winifred James". AustLit: Discover Australian Stories. The University of Queensland. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
- ^ "OBITUARY". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 32, 240. New South Wales, Australia. 28 April 1941. p. 5. Retrieved 25 March 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Review of Bachelor Betty by Winifred James". The Athenaeum (4158): 11. 6 July 1907.
Sources
- Sally O'Neill, James, Winifred Llewellyn (1876–1941) in Dictionary of Australian Biography