"WILLIAM—AN ENGLISHMAN" by Cicely Hamilton is a story set in the early 1900s about a quiet clerk named William Tully, who changes his life after his mother dies and leaves him money. Freed from her control, William dives into the world of social activism with the help of his friend Faraday, a socialist. As William gets more involved in politics, the story looks at what it means to find your place in the world and fight for what’s right, all while the world is heading toward the First World War. We see William growing from a shy man into someone who stands up for his beliefs, showing how personal change can happen alongside big social and political events. The story blends William's personal journey with the bigger picture of a society on the brink of war.
William—An Englishman
By Cicely Hamilton
A timid clerk's life explodes with purpose as he trades his mother's control for political activism, just as the world edges towards war.
Summary
About the AuthorCicely Mary Hamilton, was an English actress, writer, journalist, suffragist and feminist, part of the struggle for women's suffrage in the United Kingdom. She is now best known for the feminist play How the Vote was Won, which sees a male anti-suffragist change his mind when the women in his life go on strike. She was also the author of one of the most frequently performed suffrage plays, A Pageant of Great Women (1909), which featured the character of Jane Austen as one of its "Learned Women."
Cicely Mary Hamilton, was an English actress, writer, journalist, suffragist and feminist, part of the struggle for women's suffrage in the United Kingdom. She is now best known for the feminist play How the Vote was Won, which sees a male anti-suffragist change his mind when the women in his life go on strike. She was also the author of one of the most frequently performed suffrage plays, A Pageant of Great Women (1909), which featured the character of Jane Austen as one of its "Learned Women."
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