Walter Lionel George

Walter Lionel George
Walter Lionel George (1882–1926) was a British writer and journalist, known for his insightful novels and essays. His most notable works include "A Bed of Roses" (1911), which explores the struggles of a young woman navigating life in London, and "The Intelligence of Woman" (1916), a feminist analysis of women's roles in society. George often wrote about social issues such as gender, class, and politics, with a progressive perspective. He was a prolific author during the early 20th century, contributing both fiction and non-fiction to literary discourse.

Author's Books:


THE INTELLIGENCE OF WOMAN Men have been found to deny woman an intellect; they have credited her with instinct, with intuition, with a capacity to correlate cause and effect much as a dog connects its collar with a walk. But intellect in its broadest sense, the capacity consecutively to plan and steadfastly to execute, they have often denied her. The days are not now so dark. Woman has a place in the... more...

CHAPTER I 'We go.' The lascar meditatively pressed his face, brown and begrimed with coal dust, streaked here and there with sweat, against the rope which formed the rough bulwark. His dark eyes were fixed on the shore near by, between which and the ship's side the water quivered quicker and quicker in little ripples, each ripple carrying an iridescent film of grey ooze. Without joy or... more...

A Deceptive Dedication I I have shown the manuscript of this book to a well-known author. One of those staid, established authors whose venom has been extracted by the mellow years. My author is beyond rancour and exploit; he has earned the right to bask in his own celebrity, and needs to judge no more, because no longer does he fear judgment. He is like a motorist who has sowed his wild petrol. He... more...