1. Ada Esther Leverson was a British writer who is known for her friendship with Oscar Wilde and for her work as a witty novelist of the fin-de-siecle.
14 Facts About Ada Leverson
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Ada Leverson's father was Samuel Henry Beddington, a wool merchant, and her mother's name was Zillah.
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Ada Leverson had eight younger siblings, one of whom died in infancy.
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Ada Leverson's living siblings were named Evelyn, George, Charles, Sybil, Frank, Arthur and Violet.
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At 19 Ada married Ernest Leverson without her parents' consent.
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Ada Leverson's grandson was short story-writer and novelist Francis Wyndham.
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Ernest Ada Leverson's cousins include actor Darrell Fancourt and, by marriage, actor-playwright Brandon Thomas.
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Ada Leverson began writing during the 1890s, as a contributor to Black and White, Punch, The Yellow Book, St Stephen's Review, Saturday Review, and Referee.
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Ada Leverson worked as a drama critic, though when and what she wrote is unknown.
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Ada Leverson was known as a wit; her writing has been compared to the work of Max Beerbohm and the stories of Saki.
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Ada Leverson was a loyal friend to Oscar Wilde, who called her Sphinx; Max Beerbohm; and George Moore.
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Ada Leverson worked on ever smaller projects, such as writing the preface to Whom You Should Marry, a book about astrology.
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Ada Leverson is often praised for her skilful dialogue and characterization, leading many to believe that she would have excelled in theatre.
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John Mason Brown recommended that Ada Leverson's work be read by "those who find laughter no hardship, high comedy a delight, nonsense relaxing, and who are not made uncomfortable by worldlings both comfortable and conscienceless".