Memoirs Of Sir Wemyss Reid 1842 To 1885

I had one curious experience in writing "Gladys Fane" that may or may not be common to most novelists. Certain of the characters were founded upon real men and women. I painted no portraits, of course, but I undoubtedly took hints from people whom I knew. My heroine, for example, had a prototype in real life, who served for the first sketch, but as I wrote I made her character develop until she was a wholly different woman from her model. Black, criticising the story in a letter, remarked that the further the heroine was removed from all likeness to the original, the more natural and real she became.Reid, Stuart J. is the author of 'Memoirs Of Sir Wemyss Reid 1842 To 1885', published 2004 under ISBN 9781419133756 and ISBN 1419133756.