The last hour of midnight had lost half its quarters, and the stars went lifting up the great minutes. — Clemence (One of Clemence's book plates that illustrated "The Werewolf," via University of Cambridge) Yes, yes, she's related to famous poet A.E. Housman. But Clemence earned her own fame, too: throughout the early 1900s, she wrote not-so-Victorian novels and illustrated them with her own intricate engravings. Her style was a little odd for the times: her most famous book, "The Werewolf," is a bloody, erotic horror starring a lady werewolf. Check out this section, where the heroine attacks an intruder:
A Woman to Know: Clemence Housman
A Woman to Know: Clemence Housman
A Woman to Know: Clemence Housman
The last hour of midnight had lost half its quarters, and the stars went lifting up the great minutes. — Clemence (One of Clemence's book plates that illustrated "The Werewolf," via University of Cambridge) Yes, yes, she's related to famous poet A.E. Housman. But Clemence earned her own fame, too: throughout the early 1900s, she wrote not-so-Victorian novels and illustrated them with her own intricate engravings. Her style was a little odd for the times: her most famous book, "The Werewolf," is a bloody, erotic horror starring a lady werewolf. Check out this section, where the heroine attacks an intruder: