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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