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Lady Emily Lutyens (née Bulwer-Lytton; 26 December 1874 – 3 January 1964) was an English theosophist and writer. [1] Life. Emily Lytton was born on 26 December ...
Jun 24, 2024 · In the mid 1890s, Lady Emily Lytton looked so unhappy when the witty young architect Edwin Lutyens saw her at a party, that he longed to rescue her with his jokes. Tall, large-nosed and spiritual, Emily was, like Lutyens, shy – but she came from a high-octane family, one of her sisters being a prominent suffragette.
Mary Lutyens, 1908-99, a distinguished novelist and biographer, published her ‘personal life’ of her father in 1980. Mary was a founding Trustee and President of The Lutyens Trust. The following extracts are taken from her essay written for The Lutyens Exhibition Catalogue, editors Colin Amery and Margaret Richardson, published by The Arts ...
Lady Emily Lutyens was the wife of the architect Edwin Landseer Lutyens and the mother of five children including Mary Lutyens. She joined the Theosophical Society in 1910 through the introduction of French friends, the Mallets. Drawn by the charisma of Annie Besant, Lutyens was on hand to welcome her back from a trip to India in 1911 with ...
Lady Emily had proposed to Lutyens two years before the wedding, and her parents disapproved of the marriage. [40] Their marriage was largely unsatisfactory, practically from the start, with Lady Emily developing interests in theosophy , Eastern religions, and being drawn both emotionally and philosophically to Jiddu Krishnamurti . [ 41 ]
Apr 10, 2010 · Emily was a Member of the Theosophical Society and she knew Annie Wood Besant. Emily was a Vice President of the Vegetarian Society, … in the face of parental disapproval, Lady Emily Lytton (1874-1964), third daughter of Edward Bulwer Lytton, a former Viceroy of India, married Edwin Lutyens on 4 August 1897 at Knebworth, Hertfordshire.
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Lutyens, Emily, Lady, 1874-1964 -- Childhood and youth, Architects' spouses -- England -- Biography Publisher London : Heinemann Collection internetarchivebooks; printdisabled; inlibrary Contributor Internet Archive Language English