Clemence Housman

Clemence Housman
Clemence Housman (1861–1955) was a British author, illustrator, and political activist, best known for her contributions to literature and the suffrage movement. She is remembered for her feminist allegorical novella "The Were-Wolf" (1896), a haunting tale blending supernatural elements with gender themes. Alongside her brother Laurence Housman, she co-founded the Suffrage Atelier in 1909, an organization that created artwork to support women's right to vote. Housman was also a skilled engraver, contributing illustrations to various literary works, including those of her more famous brother, A. E. Housman.

Author's Books:


CHAPTER I A solitary fisher ploughed the lively blue of a southern sea. Strength of limb, fair hair, and clear grey eyes told of a northern race, though his skin had been tanned to a red-brown, dark as the tint of the slender, dark-eyed, olive-skinned fishers born under these warm skies. In stature and might a man, he was scarcely more than a boy in years; beardless yet, and of an open, boyish... more...

THE WERE-WOLF The great farm hall was ablaze with the fire-light, and noisy with laughter and talk and many-sounding work. None could be idle but the very young and the very old: little Rol, who was hugging a puppy, and old Trella, whose palsied hand fumbled over her knitting. The early evening had closed in, and the farm-servants, come from their outdoor work, had assembled in the ample hall, which... more...