By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept by Elizabeth Smart

By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept by Elizabeth Smart

Originally published in 1945, this book of poetic prose encapsulates former journalist Elizabeth Smart's relationship with poet George Barker. Instantly, upon picking up a book of his poetry while browsing through a London bookshop, Smart fell in love with the poet. They would soon begin an indulgent love affair during which she gave birth to four of his children. He, however, remained legally married to his wife. This tale of passionate but fanatical love is a modern reflection of the Romantic poets. 
  Accompanied in this edition by The Assumption of the Rogues and Rascals, a short novel that may be read as its sequel, By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept has been hailed by critics worldwide as a work of sheer genius.

Foreword by Brigid Brophy

Elizabeth Smart was born in 1913 in Ottawa, Canada. She attended private schools in Canada and studied at King's College, University of London, for a year. She came upon a slim volume of poetry by George Barker while browsing in a London bookshop and fell passionately in love with him through the printed word. They eventually spoke personally, and Elizabeth Smart flew Barker and his wife to the United States as a result of Barker's financial difficulties. Thus started one of history's most spectacular, passionate, and ultimately tragic love stories.

Their relationship gave the ardent inspiration for one of the most affecting and immediate chronicles of a love affair ever written--By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept. They never married, but Elizabeth bore George Barker four children, and their relationship offered the impassioned inspiration for one of the most poignant and immediate chronicles of a love affair ever written--By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept. This amazing poem, first published in 1945, is now universally recognized as a classic work of poetic language, retaining all of its searing poignancy, beauty, and power of effect. Elizabeth Smart supported herself and her family after the war by working in journalism and advertising. She joined Queen magazine as literary and associate editor in 1963, but then withdrew out of the literary scene to live peacefully in a rural region of Suffolk.

In 1986, Elizabeth Smart passed away.

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ISBN 13	9780679738046
ISBN 10	0679738045
Title	By Grand Central Station I Sat Down and Wept
Author	Elizabeth Smart
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	1992-03-03
Number of pages	240
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.