achievement of Shirley toulson
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Shirley Toulson was born on 20th May 1924 in Henley-on-Thames, England as the daughter of Douglas Horsfall Dixon and Marjorie Brown. She had a huge passion on writing and was greatly influenced y her father who was a writer too. She secured a B.A on Literature from Brockenhurst College in London in the year 1953. Shortly, she took writing as career but also served as the editor for many magazines in meantime. She married Alan Brownjohn on 6th February 1960. They had three children - Janet Sayers, Ian Toulson and Steven brownjohn. ut after nine years they divorced on March 1969. Celtic Christianity influenced her greatly that most of her major works like "Celtic Alternative" in 1987 and "Celtic Year" in 1993 were on that topic. But these works indeed made her more famous.
HER WORKS:
Shadows in an Orchard (poems), Scorpion Press, 1960.Circumcision's Not Such a Bad Thing after All and Other Poems, Keepsake Press, 1970.All Right, Auden, I Know You're There: A Quick Thought (poems), Offcut Press, 1970.For a Double Time (poems), Sceptre Press, 1970.The Fault, Dear Brutus: A Zodiac of Sonnets, Keepsake Press, 1972.Education in Britain, M. Evans, 1974.Farm Museums and Farm Parks, Shire Publications, 1977.(With Fay Godwin) Drovers' Roads of Wales, Wildwood House, 1977.(With John Loveday) Bones and Angels (poems), Mid-Day Publications, 1978.East Anglia: Walking the Leylines and Ancient Tracks, Wildwood House, 1979.The Drovers, Shire Publications, 1980.Derbyshire: Exploring the Ancient Tracks and Mysteries of Mercia, Wildwood House, 1980.The Winter Solstice, Jill Norman & Hobhouse, 1981.The Moors of the Southwest, Hutchinson, Volume 1, 1983, Volume 2, 1984.The Mendip Hills: A Threatened Landscape, Gollancz, 1984.Celtic Journeys, Scotland and the North of England, Hutchinson, 1985.The Celtic Alternative, Century Hutchinson, 1987.Walking Round Wales: The Giraldus Journey, Michael Joseph, 1988.The Companion Guide to Devon, Harper/Collins, 1991.The Celtic Year, Element (Rockport, MA), 1993.Somerset, with Bath and Bristol, foreword by Christopher Hibbert, Pimlico (London, England), 1995.
MAGAZINES WHICH SHE WORKED FOR:
The Remind-Me Hat and Other Stories (juvenile), M. Evans, 1973.Dickens, S. Low, 1977.Kipling, S. Low, 1977.Milton, S. Low, 1977.Shakespeare, S. Low, 1977.
ᴍʏ ᴍᴏᴛʜᴇʀ, sʜɪʀʟᴇʏ ᴛᴏᴜʟsᴏɴ, ᴡʜᴏ ʜᴀs ᴅɪᴇᴅ ᴀɢᴇᴅ 94, ᴡᴀs ᴀ ʜɪɢʜʟʏ ʀᴇɢᴀʀᴅᴇᴅ ᴘᴏᴇᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀɴ ɪɴɴᴏᴠᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴡʀɪᴛᴇʀ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ʙʀɪᴛᴀɪɴ’s ᴡᴀʟᴋs, ᴀɴᴄɪᴇɴᴛ ᴛʀᴀᴄᴋs ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʀᴀᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴs.
ʜᴇʀ ᴘᴏᴇᴛʀʏ ᴡᴀs ʙʀᴏᴀᴅᴄᴀsᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴊᴏᴜʀɴᴀʟs (ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪsᴛᴇɴᴇʀ, ᴛʀɪʙᴜɴᴇ, ᴀᴍʙɪᴛ ᴀɴᴅ ᴏᴜᴛᴘᴏsᴛs), ɪɴ ᴀ ʙᴏᴏᴋ, sʜᴀᴅᴏᴡs ɪɴ ᴀɴ ᴏʀᴄʜᴀʀᴅ (1960), ᴀɴᴅ ɪɴ ᴀ ᴘᴏᴇᴛʀʏ ᴄᴏʟʟᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ, ᴀ ɢʀᴏᴜᴘ ᴀɴᴛʜᴏʟᴏɢʏ (1963), ᴇᴅɪᴛᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴘʜɪʟɪᴘ ʜᴏʙsʙᴀᴜᴍ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴅᴡᴀʀᴅ ʟᴜᴄɪᴇ-sᴍɪᴛʜ. ғᴜʀᴛʜᴇʀ ʙᴏᴏᴋs ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅᴇᴅ ᴄɪʀᴄᴜᴍᴄɪsɪᴏɴ’s ɴᴏᴛ sᴜᴄʜ ᴀ ʙᴀᴅ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴀʟʟ (1970) ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴀᴜʟᴛ, ᴅᴇᴀʀ ʙʀᴜᴛᴜs: ᴀ ᴢᴏᴅɪᴀᴄ ᴏғ sᴏɴɴᴇᴛs (1972), ʙᴏᴛʜ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜᴇᴅ ʙʏ ʀᴏʏ ʟᴇᴡɪs, ᴛʜᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴏɴᴡᴇᴀʟᴛʜ ᴄᴏʀʀᴇsᴘᴏɴᴅᴇɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇs, ᴏɴ ʜɪs ᴋᴇᴇᴘsᴀᴋᴇ ᴘʀᴇss ғᴏʀ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ sʜᴇ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴀᴅᴠɪsᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴄᴏᴍᴍɪssɪᴏɴɪɴɢ ᴇᴅɪᴛᴏʀ ғᴏʟʟᴏᴡɪɴɢ ʜɪs ᴅᴇᴀᴛʜ ɪɴ 1996.
ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇɴ, ᴀs ᴡᴇʟʟ ᴀs ᴄᴏɴᴛɪɴᴜɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴡʀɪᴛᴇ ᴘᴏᴇᴛʀʏ, sʜɪʀʟᴇʏ ʜᴀᴅ ᴍᴀᴅᴇ ᴀ ʙʀᴇᴀᴋᴛʜʀᴏᴜɢʜ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʜᴇʀ ᴇʟᴏǫᴜᴇɴᴛ ᴀᴄᴄᴏᴜɴᴛ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ ʟɪᴠᴇs, ᴄᴏᴜɴᴛʀʏsɪᴅᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ ɪɴᴠᴏʟᴠᴇᴅ ɪɴ ʙʀɪɴɢɪɴɢ ʟɪᴠᴇsᴛᴏᴄᴋ ғʀᴏᴍ ᴡᴀʟᴇs ᴛᴏ ᴇɴɢʟᴀɴᴅ. ʜᴇʀ ʀᴇsᴜʟᴛɪɴɢ ʙᴏᴏᴋ, ᴛʜᴇ ᴅʀᴏᴠᴇʀs’ ʀᴏᴀᴅs ᴏғ ᴡᴀʟᴇs (1977), ᴍᴀɢɴɪғɪᴄᴇɴᴛʟʏ ɪʟʟᴜsᴛʀᴀᴛᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘʜᴏᴛᴏɢʀᴀᴘʜᴇʀ ғᴀʏ ɢᴏᴅᴡɪɴ, sᴘᴀᴡɴᴇᴅ ᴍᴀɴʏ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ᴇᴠᴏᴄᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ʙᴏᴏᴋs, ʙᴇɢɪɴɴɪɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴅᴇʀʙʏsʜɪʀᴇ: ᴇxᴘʟᴏʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀɴᴄɪᴇɴᴛ ᴛʀᴀᴄᴋs ᴀɴᴅ ᴍʏsᴛᴇʀɪᴇs ᴏғ ᴍᴇʀᴄɪᴀ (1980), ɪɴᴄʟᴜᴅɪɴɢ ᴅʀᴀᴡɪɴɢs ʙʏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀʀᴛɪsᴛ ᴏʟɪᴠᴇʀ ᴄᴀʟᴅᴇᴄᴏᴛᴛ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴇɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀɴᴅsᴄᴀᴘᴇ ᴏғ ᴏʟᴅ ᴀɢᴇ (1998).
ʙᴏʀɴ ᴀᴛ ɢʀᴇʏs ᴄᴏᴜʀᴛ, ɴᴇᴀʀ ʜᴇɴʟᴇʏ-ᴏɴ-ᴛʜᴀᴍᴇs, ᴏxғᴏʀᴅsʜɪʀᴇ, ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏᴜɢʟᴀs ᴅɪxᴏɴ, ᴡʜᴏ ᴡᴀs ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ʀᴏʏᴀʟ ɴᴀᴠʏ, ᴀɴᴅ ʜɪs ᴡɪғᴇ, ᴍᴀʀᴊᴏʀɪᴇ (ɴᴇᴇ ʙʀᴏᴡɴ), sʜɪʀʟᴇʏ ᴡᴇɴᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴘʀɪᴏʀ’s ғɪᴇʟᴅ ʙᴏᴀʀᴅɪɴɢ sᴄʜᴏᴏʟ ɪɴ ɢᴏᴅᴀʟᴍɪɴɢ, sᴜʀʀᴇʏ. ᴅᴜʀɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴇ sᴇᴄᴏɴᴅ ᴡᴏʀʟᴅ ᴡᴀʀ sʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴋᴇᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴏᴍᴇɴ’s ᴀᴜxɪʟɪᴀʀʏ ᴛᴇʀʀɪᴛᴏʀɪᴀʟ sᴇʀᴠɪᴄᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴇᴛ ᴍʏ ғᴀᴛʜᴇʀ, ɴᴏʀᴍᴀɴ ᴛᴏᴜʟsᴏɴ, ᴀɴ ᴀʀᴍʏ ʟɪᴇᴜᴛᴇɴᴀɴᴛ. ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴡᴇʀᴇ ᴍᴀʀʀɪᴇᴅ ɪɴ 1944. ᴡʜᴇɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴡᴀʀ ᴇɴᴅᴇᴅ ʜᴇ ʀᴇᴛᴜʀɴᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜɪs ᴏʟᴅ ᴊᴏʙ ᴀs ᴀɴ ɪɴsᴜʀᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴀɢᴇɴᴛ.
ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴇʏ ᴅɪᴠᴏʀᴄᴇᴅ ɪɴ 1951 sʜɪʀʟᴇʏ sᴛᴜᴅɪᴇᴅ ᴇɴɢʟɪsʜ ᴀᴛ ʙɪʀᴋʙᴇᴄᴋ ᴄᴏʟʟᴇɢᴇ, ʟᴏɴᴅᴏɴ ᴜɴɪᴠᴇʀsɪᴛʏ, ᴀɴᴅ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴀ ᴛᴇᴀᴄʜᴇʀ. ᴛʜᴇɴ, ᴡᴀɴᴛɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ɢᴇᴛ ɪɴᴠᴏʟᴠᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴘᴜʙʟɪsʜɪɴɢ, sʜᴇ ᴡᴏʀᴋᴇᴅ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴏɴᴅᴏɴ ʙᴏᴏᴋsʜᴏᴘ ғᴏʏʟᴇs, ʙᴇғᴏʀᴇ ʙᴇᴄᴏᴍɪɴɢ ᴀ ғʀᴇᴇʟᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴊᴏᴜʀɴᴀʟɪsᴛ, ᴄᴏɴᴛʀɪʙᴜᴛɪɴɢ ᴍᴀɪɴʟʏ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇs ᴇᴅᴜᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ sᴜᴘᴘʟᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ, ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ sʜᴇ ʙᴇᴄᴀᴍᴇ ᴀ ғᴇᴀᴛᴜʀᴇs ᴇᴅɪᴛᴏʀ ᴏɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴇᴀᴄʜᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇᴅɪᴛᴏʀ ᴏғ ᴄʜɪʟᴅ ᴇᴅᴜᴄᴀᴛɪᴏɴ.