The Intercessor and other stories (eBook)

May Sinclair, born Mary Amelia St. Clair (1863 – 1946), was a prolific British writer known for her contribution to modernist literature and psychological fiction. Sinclair's career encompassed poetry, criticism, and a foray into philosophy, but she is most renowned for her novels and short stories, which often explored themes of consciousness and the inner lives of her characters. A keen suffragist and a member of the Woman Writers' Suffrage League, Sinclair's feminist ideology permeated her writing and public activism. Her literary accomplishments include not only 'The Intercessor and other stories' (1931) but also notable works such as 'Mary Olivier: A Life' (1919) and 'Life and Death of Harriett Frean' (1922). She is often credited with bringing the imagist movement to the attention of a wider audience and was influential in recognizing the work of T.S. Eliot and Ezra Pound. Sinclair's style is characterized by her incisive exploration of human psychology, particularly the struggles and complexities of female experience, and her use of stream of consciousness is seen as a precursor to what would later become a defining technique of modernist literature. Despite being a somewhat overlooked figure in the canon, her contribution to the development of 20th-century literature is significant, and her works continue to be of academic interest for their innovative narrative techniques and philosophical depth.