The Murder of My Aunt – LGBTQ Cymru

1930s

18 May 20222 September 2022 Norena Shopland

Welsh History

1931 On 14 July Illtyd Harrington is born in Merthyr Tydfil. Harrington was deputy leader of the Greater London Council (1981–84). He was openly gay and lived for fifty years with his partner, Christopher “Chris” Downes, who worked as a theatrical dresser for Laurence Olivier and Maggie Smith. 1933 Stephen Spender (1909–1995), was an English … Read More “1930s” »

Queering ‘The Murder of My Aunt’ (1934)

16 April 202227 July 2022 Norena Shopland

Blogs

Norena Shopland The mystery genre has always been a good home for the diversity of characters. One of the first twentieth-century stories to feature a queer character in the UK is Arthur Conan Doyle’s (1859-1930) short story The Man with the Watches originally published in the Strand magazine in 1898 but in book form in … Read More “Queering ‘The Murder of My Aunt’ (1934)” »

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