The Mysterious Mary Ansell
Who was the beloved wife of playwright J. M. Barrie? So beloved he declared his love to her during their 1909 divorce trial? Mary Ansell (1861-1950), author, actress, gardener and investor embodies the intersection of the Bloomsbury group and the Edwardian era. Learn more about her second marriage to the clinically insane Gilbert Cannan and life in Biarritz, France, in this video.
Sources:
Gilbert Cannan, The Release of the Soul (1920), https://archive.org/details/releasesoul01canngoog/page/n56/mode/2up
Robert Greenham, It Might Have Been Raining, https://fierychariot.blogspot.com/2009/02/mary-ansells-deception-and-j-m-barries.html
Lynns Waffles, Mary Ansell, https://lynnswaffles.com/category/mary-ansell/
Mary Ansell, jmbarrie.co.uk
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