Edith Penelope Mary Lutyens (pseudonymEsther Wyndham; 31 July 1908 – 9 April 1999)[3] was a British author who is principally known for her biographical works on the philosopher Jiddu Krishnamurti.
Mary Lutyens
Born
Edith Penelope Mary Lutyens (1908-07-31)31 July 1908 Bloomsbury Square, London[1]
As a child, Lutyens spent time with her maternal grandmother Edith, the former vicereine, who lived at Knebworth, thirty miles from London, with her daughter the suffragette Constance Bulwer-Lytton. Edwin Lutyens had designed a dower house for his mother-in-law called Homewood.
As a result of her mother's interest in theosophy,[1] Lutyens met Krishnamurti when she was a child: she knew him from 1911 until his death in 1986.
In the 1920s, her father was working on his buildings at Delhi. Lutyens visited India with her mother and went to Australia, staying at The Manor, a centre run by Charles Webster Leadbeater in Mosman, New South Wales,[4] while Krishnamurti and his brother Nitya stayed at another house nearby. Lutyens stayed there for some time, which eventually provided her with material for her book Krishnamurti: The Years of Awakening.[5]
Careeredit
Apart from her works on Krishnamurti, Lutyens wrote biographies of John Ruskin, Effie Gray and her own family. In her book Millais and the Ruskins she put forward the controversial argument that Ruskin could not consummate his marriage because he was repelled by his wife's pubic hair.[6]
Lutyens married twice. Her first marriage, in 1930, to Anthony Rupert Herbert Franklin Sewell, a stockbroker, produced one daughter, Amanda Lutyens Sewell, but ended in divorce in 1945. Her second marriage, in 1945, was to Joseph Gluckstein Links, art historian and royal furrier, and ended with his death in 1997.
Worksedit
Perchance to Dream, London: John Murray, 1935.
To be young : some chapters of autobiography, London: R. Hart-Davies, 1959 OCLC 568002749, 1989 edition: ISBN9780552993364
Effie in Venice: Effie Ruskin's Letters Home 1849–1852, London: John Murray, 1965, Pallas Athene (UK), 2001 edition: ISBN1-873429-33-9.
Millais and the Ruskins, London: John Murray, 1967, Vanguard Press in USA.
Cleo, London: Michael Joseph, 1973.
Krishnamurti: The Years of Awakening, London: John Murray, 1975, Shambhala Publications reprint edition 1997: ISBN1-57062-288-4. First installment of a three-volume biography, covers the period from Krishnamurti's birth in 1895 to 1933.
Krishnamurti: The Years of Fulfilment, London: John Murray, 1983, ISBN0-7195-3979-X, Farrar, Straus, Giroux paperback: ISBN0-374-18224-8, Avon Books 1991 reprint with US spelling "Fulfillment": ISBN0-380-71112-5. Second volume of the Krishnamurti biography, covers the years from 1933 to 1980.
Krishnamurti: The Open Door, London: John Murray, 1988, ISBN0-7195-4534-X. Final volume of biography covers years 1980 to 1986, the end of Krishnamurti's life.
The Lyttons in India: An account of Lord Lytton's Viceroyalty, 1876–1880 London: John Murray, 1979, ISBN0-7195-3677-4.
The Boy Krishna, 1995, Krishnamurti Foundation Trust paperback: ISBN0-900506-13-X. Subtitled, "The First Fourteen Years in the Life of J. Krishnamurti".
Krishnamurti and the Rajagopals, 1996, Ojai, CA: Krishnamurti Foundation of America, ISBN1-888004-08-8.
J. Krishnamurti: A Life, 2005, Penguin Books India, ISBN0-14-400006-7. This book is a compilation of The Years of Awakening, The Years of Fulfilment, and The Open Door.
Referencesedit
^ abLutyens, (Edith Penelope). Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Subscription or membership of a UK public library required.
Sarah Anderson. Obituary: Mary Lutyens. The Independent, 13 April 1999.
Eric Page. Obituary: Mary Lutyens, English Editor, Novelist and Biographer, 90 The New York Times, 17 April 1999.
October 28, 2023
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For her aunt of the same name see Mary Wemyss Edith Penelope Mary Lutyens pseudonym Esther Wyndham 31 July 1908 9 April 1999 3 was a British author who is principally known for her biographical works on the philosopher Jiddu Krishnamurti Mary LutyensBornEdith Penelope Mary Lutyens 1908 07 31 31 July 1908Bloomsbury Square London 1 Died9 April 1999 1999 04 09 aged 90 London 2 Pen nameEsther Wyndham 2 OccupationWriterLanguageEnglishGenreBiography Romantic fictionSpouseAnthony Sewell m 1930 div 1945 wbr Joseph Gluckstein Links m 1945 died 1997 wbr Children1 daughterParentsEdwin LutyensEmily Bulwer LyttonRelativesElisabeth Lutyens sister Matthew White Ridley 4th Viscount Ridley nephew Nicholas Ridley nephew Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 Works 5 References 5 1 SourcesEarly life editMary Lutyens was born in London the fourth and youngest daughter of the architect Edwin Lutyens and his wife Emily the daughter of Robert Bulwer Lytton 1st Earl of Lytton Viceroy of India and the granddaughter of the writer and politician Edward Bulwer Lytton 1st Baron Lytton Mary was the younger sister of the composer Elisabeth Lutyens and aunt of the 4th Viscount Ridley and the politician Nicholas Ridley As a child Lutyens spent time with her maternal grandmother Edith the former vicereine who lived at Knebworth thirty miles from London with her daughter the suffragette Constance Bulwer Lytton Edwin Lutyens had designed a dower house for his mother in law called Homewood As a result of her mother s interest in theosophy 1 Lutyens met Krishnamurti when she was a child she knew him from 1911 until his death in 1986 nbsp The Manor Mosman New South Wales AustraliaIn the 1920s her father was working on his buildings at Delhi Lutyens visited India with her mother and went to Australia staying at The Manor a centre run by Charles Webster Leadbeater in Mosman New South Wales 4 while Krishnamurti and his brother Nitya stayed at another house nearby Lutyens stayed there for some time which eventually provided her with material for her book Krishnamurti The Years of Awakening 5 Career editApart from her works on Krishnamurti Lutyens wrote biographies of John Ruskin Effie Gray and her own family In her book Millais and the Ruskins she put forward the controversial argument that Ruskin could not consummate his marriage because he was repelled by his wife s pubic hair 6 She wrote novels under the pseudonym Esther Wyndham for the Mills amp Boon and Harlequin Romance imprints 2 7 Personal life editLutyens married twice Her first marriage in 1930 to Anthony Rupert Herbert Franklin Sewell a stockbroker produced one daughter Amanda Lutyens Sewell but ended in divorce in 1945 Her second marriage in 1945 was to Joseph Gluckstein Links art historian and royal furrier and ended with his death in 1997 Works editPerchance to Dream London John Murray 1935 To be young some chapters of autobiography London R Hart Davies 1959 OCLC 568002749 1989 edition ISBN 9780552993364 Effie in Venice Effie Ruskin s Letters Home 1849 1852 London John Murray 1965 Pallas Athene UK 2001 edition ISBN 1 873429 33 9 Millais and the Ruskins London John Murray 1967 Vanguard Press in USA Cleo London Michael Joseph 1973 Krishnamurti The Years of Awakening London John Murray 1975 Shambhala Publications reprint edition 1997 ISBN 1 57062 288 4 First installment of a three volume biography covers the period from Krishnamurti s birth in 1895 to 1933 Krishnamurti The Years of Fulfilment London John Murray 1983 ISBN 0 7195 3979 X Farrar Straus Giroux paperback ISBN 0 374 18224 8 Avon Books 1991 reprint with US spelling Fulfillment ISBN 0 380 71112 5 Second volume of the Krishnamurti biography covers the years from 1933 to 1980 Krishnamurti The Open Door London John Murray 1988 ISBN 0 7195 4534 X Final volume of biography covers years 1980 to 1986 the end of Krishnamurti s life The Lyttons in India An account of Lord Lytton s Viceroyalty 1876 1880 London John Murray 1979 ISBN 0 7195 3677 4 Edwin Lutyens A Memoir Academic Pr Canada Ltd 1980 ISBN 0 7195 3777 0 Black Swan 1991 revised edition ISBN 0 552 99417 0 The Life and Death of Krishnamurti London John Murray 1990 ISBN 0 7195 4749 0 Nesma Books India 1999 ISBN 81 87075 44 9 ISBN 0 900506 22 9 also published as Krishnamurti His Life and Death St Martins Press 1991 ISBN 0 312 05455 6 an abridgement of her trilogy on Krishnamurti s life The Boy Krishna 1995 Krishnamurti Foundation Trust paperback ISBN 0 900506 13 X Subtitled The First Fourteen Years in the Life of J Krishnamurti Krishnamurti and the Rajagopals 1996 Ojai CA Krishnamurti Foundation of America ISBN 1 888004 08 8 J Krishnamurti A Life 2005 Penguin Books India ISBN 0 14 400006 7 This book is a compilation of The Years of Awakening The Years of Fulfilment and The Open Door References edit a b Lutyens Edith Penelope Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Subscription or membership of a UK public library required a b c Anderson S Obituary Mary Lutyens Edith Penelope Mary Lutyens 1909 1999 National Portrait Gallery Retrieved 13 July 2016 The Theosophist Theosophical Society August 1997 pp 460 463 Krishnamurti The Years of Awakening by Mary Lutyens John Murray 1975 p 202 Lutyens M 1967 Millais and the Ruskins p 191 Black Charles OCLC 30162059 Sources edit Sarah Anderson Obituary Mary Lutyens The Independent 13 April 1999 Eric Page Obituary Mary Lutyens English Editor Novelist and Biographer 90 The New York Times 17 April 1999 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mary Lutyens amp oldid 1181706226, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
