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The Life Of Jean Rhys

By madamber

  • Birth of Rhys

    Birth of Ella Gwendolen Rees Williams at Roseau, Dominica

  • Immigration to England

    1907 Jean sails away from Dominica to England.

  • Father Dies

    1910 Her father Dr. Rees Williams dies at Roseau
  • First Marriage

    First Marriage

    Marries Jean Lenglet and moves to Paris.
  • Meets Ford

    Meets Ford

    Meets the American writer Ford Madox Ford in Paris

  • Birth of her daughter Maryvonne

  • Langlet Is Inprisoned

    Langlet is jailed leaving Rhys with no money or a place to live.

  • Rhys and Langlet are divorced

    Langlet never forgave Rhys for her relationship with Ford. Despite their divorce they continued to work together

  • Second Marriage

    Marriage to Leslie Tilden Smith

  • Rhys returns to Dominica

  • Leslie Tilden Smith dies

  • Third Marriage

    Rhys marries Max Hamer, who is Smith's cousin
  • Wide Sargasso Sea

    Wide Sargasso Sea

    Wide Sargasso Sea published.
  • Jean Rhy Dies

    Jean Rhy Dies

    Death of Jean Rhys.