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	In her one year of formal education at Cheltenham Ladies Collage, she studied under Dorothea Beale, who encouraged her in her lifelong interest in philosophical idealism. During her time in London in 1913, working at the Medico-Psychological Clinic, she discovered the work of [[Sigmund Freud]] and became deeply interested in Freudian psychoanalysis. This influenced many of her later works such as ''The Three Sisters''. She began her professional writing career in 1896 and published her first novel, ''Audrey Craven'', in 1897.		In her one year of formal education at Cheltenham Ladies Collage, she studied under Dorothea Beale, who encouraged her in her lifelong interest in philosophical idealism. During her time in London in 1913, working at the Medico-Psychological Clinic, she discovered the work of [[Sigmund Freud]] and became deeply interested in Freudian psychoanalysis. This influenced many of her later works such as ''The Three Sisters''. She began her professional writing career in 1896 and published her first novel, ''Audrey Craven'', in 1897.
	She was the first critic to use the term stream-of-consciousness to describe a literary technique of narration. Sinclair was also a keen supporter of the [[Female suffrage\|women's suffrage movement]] from 1908.		She was the first critic to use the term ''stream-of-consciousness'' to describe a literary technique of narration. Sinclair was also a keen supporter of the [[Female suffrage\|women's suffrage movement]] from 1908.

	Sinclair wrote 24 novels and two major works of philosophy, as well as numerous poems, short stories, and reviews.		Sinclair wrote 24 novels and two major works of philosophy, as well as numerous poems, short stories, and reviews.

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	In her one year of formal education at Cheltenham Ladies Collage, she studied under Dorothea Beale, who encouraged her in her lifelong interest in philosophical idealism. During her time in London in 1913, working at the Medico-Psychological Clinic, she discovered the work of [[Sigmund Freud]] and became deeply interested in Freudian psychoanalysis. This influenced many of her later works such as ''The Three Sisters''. She began her professional writing career in 1896 and published her first novel, ''Audrey Craven'', in 1897.		In her one year of formal education at Cheltenham Ladies Collage, she studied under Dorothea Beale, who encouraged her in her lifelong interest in philosophical idealism. During her time in London in 1913, working at the Medico-Psychological Clinic, she discovered the work of [[Sigmund Freud]] and became deeply interested in Freudian psychoanalysis. This influenced many of her later works such as ''The Three Sisters''. She began her professional writing career in 1896 and published her first novel, ''Audrey Craven'', in 1897.
	She was the first critic to use the term stream-of-consciousness to describe a literary technique of narration. Sinclair was also a keen supporter of the [[Female ~~Suffrage~~\|women's suffrage movement]] from 1908.		She was the first critic to use the term stream-of-consciousness to describe a literary technique of narration. Sinclair was also a keen supporter of the [[Female suffrage\|women's suffrage movement]] from 1908.

	Sinclair wrote 24 novels and two major works of philosophy, as well as numerous poems, short stories, and reviews.		Sinclair wrote 24 novels and two major works of philosophy, as well as numerous poems, short stories, and reviews.

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	In her one year of formal education at Cheltenham Ladies Collage, she studied under Dorothea Beale, who encouraged her in her lifelong interest in philosophical idealism. During her time in London in 1913, working at the Medico-Psychological Clinic, she discovered the work of [[Sigmund Freud]] and became deeply interested in Freudian psychoanalysis. This influenced many of her later works such as ''The Three Sisters''. She began her professional writing career in 1896 and published her first novel, ''Audrey Craven'', in 1897.		In her one year of formal education at Cheltenham Ladies Collage, she studied under Dorothea Beale, who encouraged her in her lifelong interest in philosophical idealism. During her time in London in 1913, working at the Medico-Psychological Clinic, she discovered the work of [[Sigmund Freud]] and became deeply interested in Freudian psychoanalysis. This influenced many of her later works such as ''The Three Sisters''. She began her professional writing career in 1896 and published her first novel, ''Audrey Craven'', in 1897.
	She was the first critic to use the term stream-of-consciousness to describe a literary technique of narration. Sinclair was also a keen supporter of the [[~~Suffragettes~~\|women's suffrage movement]] from 1908.		She was the first critic to use the term stream-of-consciousness to describe a literary technique of narration. Sinclair was also a keen supporter of the [[Female Suffrage\|women's suffrage movement]] from 1908.

	Sinclair wrote 24 novels and two major works of philosophy, as well as numerous poems, short stories, and reviews.		Sinclair wrote 24 novels and two major works of philosophy, as well as numerous poems, short stories, and reviews.

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	== Life ==		== Life ==

	May Sinclair was born on 24 August 1863 in Rock Ferry, Cheshire and died at the age of 83 in Buckinghamshire, having suffered for 15 years on Parkinson’s Disease. She was the youngest of six children and the only girl. Her father, William Sinclair, was a shipowner who went bankrupt, became an alcoholic and died before she was an adult. Four of her brothers died of ~~congential~~ heart disease, until by 1896 she was her mother's sole support. Her religiously orthodox mother died in 1901.		May Sinclair was born on 24 August 1863 in Rock Ferry, Cheshire, and died at the age of 83 in Buckinghamshire, having suffered for 15 years of Parkinson’s Disease. She was the youngest of six children and the only girl. Her father, William Sinclair, was a shipowner who went bankrupt, became an alcoholic and died before she was an adult. Four of her brothers died of congenital heart disease, until by 1896 she was her mother's sole support. Her religiously orthodox mother died in 1901.

	In her one year of formal education at Cheltenham Ladies Collage, she studied under Dorothea Beale, who encouraged her in her lifelong interest in ~~philosopical~~ idealism. During her time in London in 1913, working at the Medico-Psychological Clinic, she discovered the work of Sigmund Freud and became deeply interested in Freudian psychoanalysis. This influenced many of her later works such as ''The Three Sisters''. She began her professional writing career in 1896 and published her first novel, ''Audrey Craven'', in 1897.		In her one year of formal education at Cheltenham Ladies Collage, she studied under Dorothea Beale, who encouraged her in her lifelong interest in philosophical idealism. During her time in London in 1913, working at the Medico-Psychological Clinic, she discovered the work of [[Sigmund Freud]] and became deeply interested in Freudian psychoanalysis. This influenced many of her later works such as ''The Three Sisters''. She began her professional writing career in 1896 and published her first novel, ''Audrey Craven'', in 1897.
	She was the first critic to use the term stream-of-consciousness to describe a literary technique of narration. Sinclair was also a keen supporter of the women's suffrage movement from 1908.		She was the first critic to use the term stream-of-consciousness to describe a literary technique of narration. Sinclair was also a keen supporter of the [[Suffragettes\|women's suffrage movement]] from 1908.

	Sinclair wrote 24 novels and two major works of philosophy, as well as numerous poems, short stories, and reviews.		Sinclair wrote 24 novels and two major works of philosophy, as well as numerous poems, short stories, and reviews.
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	== Works ==		== Works ==

	▪ Nakiketas and ~~other poems~~ (1886) as Julian Sinclair & Essays in Verse (1892)		▪ ''Nakiketas and Other Poems'' (1886) as Julian Sinclair & ''Essays in Verse'' (1892)

	▪ Audrey Craven (1897) & Mr and Mrs Nevill Tyson (1897) also The Tysons		▪ ''Audrey Craven'' (1897) & ''Mr and Mrs Nevill Tyson'' (1897) also The Tysons

	▪ Two Sides Of A Question (1901) & The Divine Fire (1904)		▪ ''Two Sides Of A Question'' (1901) & ''The Divine Fire'' (1904)

	▪ The Helpmate (1907) & The Judgment of Eve (1907) stories		▪ ''The Helpmate'' (1907) & ''The Judgment of Eve'' (1907) stories

	▪ The Immortal Moment (1908) & Outlines of Church History by Rudolf Sohm (1909) translator		▪ ''The Immortal Moment'' (1908) & ''Outlines of Church History'' by Rudolf Sohm (1909) translator

	▪ The Creators (1910)& The Flaw in the Crystal (1912)		▪ ''The Creators'' (1910)& ''The Flaw in the Crystal'' (1912)

	▪ The Three Brontes (1912)& Feminism (1912) pamphlet for Women’s Suffrage League		▪ ''The Three Brontes'' (1912)& ''Feminism'' (1912), pamphlet for Women’s Suffrage League

	▪ The Combined Maze (1913) & The Three Sisters (1914)		▪ ''The Combined Maze'' (1913) & ''The Three Sisters'' (1914)

	▪ The Return of the Prodigal (1914) & A Journal of Impressions in Belgium (1915)		▪ ''The Return of the Prodigal'' (1914) & ''A Journal of Impressions in Belgium'' (1915)

	▪ The Belfry (1916) & Tasker Jevons: The Real Story (1916)		▪ ''The Belfry'' (1916) & ''Tasker Jevons: The Real Story'' (1916)

	▪ The Tree of Heaven (1917) & A Defense of Idealism : Some Questions & Conclusions (1917)		▪ ''The Tree of Heaven'' (1917) & ''A Defense of Idealism: Some Questions & Conclusions'' (1917)

	▪ Mary Olivier: A Life (1919) & The Romantic (1920)		▪ ''Mary Olivier: A Life'' (1919) & ''The Romantic'' (1920)

	▪ Mr. Waddington of Wyck (1921) & Life and Death of Harriett Frean (1922)		▪ ''Mr. Waddington of Wyck'' (1921) & ''Life and Death of Harriett Frean'' (1922)

	▪ Anne Severn and the Fieldings (1922) & The New Idealism (1922)		▪ ''Anne Severn and the Fieldings'' (1922) & ''The New Idealism'' (1922)

	▪ Uncanny Stories (1923) & A Cure of Souls (1924)		▪ ''Uncanny Stories'' (1923) & ''A Cure of Souls'' (1924)

	▪ The Dark Night: A Novel in Unrhymed Verse (1924) & Arnold Waterlow (1924)		▪ ''The Dark Night: A Novel in Unrhymed Verse'' (1924) & ''Arnold Waterlow'' (1924)

	▪ The Rector of Wyck (1925) & Far End (1926)		▪ ''The Rector of Wyck'' (1925) & ''Far End'' (1926)

	▪ The Allinghams (1927) & History of Anthony Waring (1927)		▪ ''The Allinghams'' (1927) & ''History of Anthony Waring'' (1927)

	▪ Fame (1929) & Tales Told by Simpson (1930) stories		▪ ''Fame'' (1929) & ''Tales Told by Simpson'' (1930) stories

	▪ The Intercessor, and Other Stories (1931)		▪ ''The Intercessor, and Other Stories'' (1931)

	== Sources ==		== Sources ==

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24 August 1863 - 14 November 1946. British writer, critic, suffragist. Full name Mary Amelia St. Clair.

== Life ==

May Sinclair was born on 24 August 1863 in Rock Ferry, Cheshire and died at the age of 83 in Buckinghamshire, having suffered for 15 years on Parkinson’s Disease. She was the youngest of six children and the only girl. Her father, William Sinclair, was a shipowner who went bankrupt, became an alcoholic and died before she was an adult. Four of her brothers died of congential heart disease, until by 1896 she was her mother's sole support. Her religiously orthodox mother died in 1901.

In her one year of formal education at Cheltenham Ladies Collage, she studied under Dorothea Beale, who encouraged her in her lifelong interest in philosopical idealism. During her time in London in 1913, working at the Medico-Psychological Clinic, she discovered the work of Sigmund Freud and became deeply interested in Freudian psychoanalysis. This influenced many of her later works such as ''The Three Sisters''. She began her professional writing career in 1896 and published her first novel, ''Audrey Craven'', in 1897.
She was the first critic to use the term stream-of-consciousness to describe a literary technique of narration. Sinclair was also a keen supporter of the women's suffrage movement from 1908.

Sinclair wrote 24 novels and two major works of philosophy, as well as numerous poems, short stories, and reviews.

== Works ==

▪ Nakiketas and other poems (1886) as Julian Sinclair & Essays in Verse (1892)

▪ Audrey Craven (1897) & Mr and Mrs Nevill Tyson (1897) also The Tysons

▪ Two Sides Of A Question (1901) & The Divine Fire (1904)

▪ The Helpmate (1907) & The Judgment of Eve (1907) stories

▪ The Immortal Moment (1908) & Outlines of Church History by Rudolf Sohm (1909) translator

▪ The Creators (1910)& The Flaw in the Crystal (1912)

▪ The Three Brontes (1912)& Feminism (1912) pamphlet for Women’s Suffrage League

▪ The Combined Maze (1913) & The Three Sisters (1914)

▪ The Return of the Prodigal (1914) & A Journal of Impressions in Belgium (1915)

▪ The Belfry (1916) & Tasker Jevons: The Real Story (1916)

▪ The Tree of Heaven (1917) & A Defense of Idealism : Some Questions & Conclusions (1917)

▪ Mary Olivier: A Life (1919) & The Romantic (1920)

▪ Mr. Waddington of Wyck (1921) & Life and Death of Harriett Frean (1922)

▪ Anne Severn and the Fieldings (1922) & The New Idealism (1922)

▪ Uncanny Stories (1923) & A Cure of Souls (1924)

▪ The Dark Night: A Novel in Unrhymed Verse (1924) & Arnold Waterlow (1924)

▪ The Rector of Wyck (1925) & Far End (1926)

▪ The Allinghams (1927) & History of Anthony Waring (1927)

▪ Fame (1929) & Tales Told by Simpson (1930) stories

▪ The Intercessor, and Other Stories (1931)

== Sources ==

Boll, Theophilus E. M. ''Miss May Sinclair: Novelist. A Biographical and Critical Introduction''. Rutherford, NJ: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1973.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/May_Sinclair

http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Wsinclair.htm

http://modernism.research.yale.edu/wiki/index.php/May_Sinclair

http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/ideasv62/raitt.htm