A WRITER'S NOTEBOOK Inscribed by Dorothy Duncan MacLennan to Hugh MacLennan when both of them were laid-up in the hospital.
London: Heinemann, 1949.
1st Edition. Hardcover. [MacLennan, Hugh] Maugham, W. Somerset. A WRITER'S NOTEBOOK. London: Heinemann, 1949. A very good or better copy of the First Edition in the publisher's black cloth with silver décor and spine lettering lacking the dustwrapper. Inscribed by Dorothy Duncan MacLennan to Hugh MacLennan when both of them were laid-up - Dorothy at the Ross Pavilion of the Royal Victoria Hospital and Hugh at the Montreal Neurological Institute:
"For Hugh - / in the Neuro - / From Dorothy - / in the Ross - / Oct 1949".
Health issues dominated their lives - MacLennan lived continuously with the consciousness of his wife's [American author and painter, Dorothy Duncan MacLennan] illness during the late 1940's & 1950's and shaped his experience into what he considered his best novel - THE WATCH THAT ENDS THE NIGHT. Dorothy Duncan MacLennan chronicled her struggle with chronic illness and the complex issues involved in playing a supporting role for her writer husband (Hugh MacLennan) while pursuing her own career as an author & painter - SMALL TREASURES - The Small Details of Life: 20 Diaries by Women in Canada, 1830-1996 Edited by Kathryn Carter
Dorothy Duncan MacLennan and Hugh MacLennan were influential figures in Canadian art and literature. Hugh MacLennan is regarded as a foundational voice of modern Canadian fiction, best known for BAROMETER RISING, TWO SOLITUDES, and THE WATCH THAT ENDS THE NIGHT, novels that shaped discussions of national identity, moral responsibility, and modern life. Dorothy Duncan MacLennan, an author and painter, produced an intimate body of work exploring illness, creativity, and the interior lives of women, later recognized in collections such as SMALL TREASURES. Together, their work represents a meaningful convergence of literary and artistic achievement, valued for its intellectual depth and lasting cultural significance.
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