Of Lena Geyer by Marcia Davenport

Of Lena Geyer

Marcia Davenport

Well-known novel of the life of an opera singer. Lena has a young satellite and adorer, but Elsie is careful to say that while “gossip has had many cruel things to say of this friendship … there was, needless to say, not a word of truth in the essential accusation.” The two women remain together, even after Lena’s marriage, until her death.

Readers may also consider reading by Mary Watkins Cushing, as a companion book. It sheds light on Of Lena Geyer. Mrs. Cushing served for seven years as companion and buffer against the world for the famous prima donna, Olive Fremstad, and Mme. Fremstad’s reclusive, fantastically disciplined personality seems to have served, at least in part, as model for Lena Geyer. At any rate, both books become more interesting when read together.

~ Marion Zimmer Bradley

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Details

Genre	Fiction; Autobiographical Fiction
Copyright Date	1936
Publication Date	1937
Publisher	Scribner
Editor	Maxwell Perkins
Format	Hardcover
No. of Pages	473
Language	English
Rating	NotRated
Editor	Maxwell Perkins
BookID	9122