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Antonia White
AuthorBooks · Second hand1899-1980
Antonia White was a British writer and translator, known primarily for Frost in May, a semi-autobiographical novel set in a convent school. It was the first book reissued by Virago Press in 1978, as part of their Modern Classics series of books by previously neglected women authors.
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About Antonia White
Birth
1899
Death
1980
Antonia White was a British writer and translator, known primarily for Frost in May, a semi-autobiographical novel set in a convent school. It was the first book reissued by Virago Press in 1978, as part of their Modern Classics series of books by previously neglected women authors.
Antonia White was born in 1899 in the London district of West Kensington.
Her most renowned work is the acclaimed novel Frost in May.
Throughout her prolific career, she published a total of 33 literary works.
Her writing deeply explored the experience of women within a Catholic context.
In addition to being a novelist, she excelled as a journalist and a talented translator.
