Clara Coltman Vyvyan (née Rogers; 1885 – 1 March 1976) was an Australian-born travel writer.
She published under the names C. C. Rogers and C. C. Vyvyan.
Biography
Vyvyan was born in 1885 on her family's cattle station in
Stanage, Queensland, Australia. Her mother Charlotte Williams was from Cornwall, England, and her father, Edward Powys Rogers, was a member of the Coltman Rogers family of
Stanage Park in
Powys
Powys (; ) is a county and preserved county in Wales. It is named after the Kingdom of Powys which was a Welsh successor state, petty kingdom and principality that emerged during the Middle Ages following the end of Roman rule in Britain.
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, Wales.
In 1887 the family returned to live in Cornwall, although they continued to spend 6 months a year in Queensland; Vyvyan and her sister were educated by a governess at home. Vyvyan later studied at the
Women's University Settlement
Blackfriars Settlement charitable organization in the UK established to improve the well-being of disadvantaged people. It was originally established as the Women's University Settlement in 1887, and focused especially on the needs of women and c ...
in London, England, and became a social worker.
During
World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
, Vyvyan served as a nurse at
Rouen, France. After the war ended, she travelled across Canada and Alaska, writing articles for publication.
In 1929, Vyvyan married Sir Courtenay Bourchier Vyvyan, the 10th
Vyvyan baronet.
When he died 12 years later, she inherited
Trelowarren
Mawgan-in-Meneage is a civil parish in Cornwall, United Kingdom. It is situated in the Meneage district of The Lizard peninsula south of Helston in the former administrative district of Kerrier. The parish population at the 2011 census was ...
estate and house. Her close friend
Daphne du Maurier
Dame Daphne du Maurier, Lady Browning, (; 13 May 1907 – 19 April 1989) was an English novelist, biographer and playwright. Her parents were actor-manager Sir Gerald du Maurier and his wife, actress Muriel Beaumont. Her grandfather was Geo ...
used the house and gardens as settings for her novels
''Frenchman's Creek'' and ''
Rebecca.''
Publications
* Vyvyan, C. C. (1931). ''Gwendra Cove, and other Cornish sketches''. Truro: Jordan's Bookshop.
* Vyvyan, C. C. (1933). ''Bird Symphony: An anthology''. London: J. Murray.
* Vyvyan, C. C. (1948). ''Our Cornwall, with drawings by Elizabeth Rivers''. London: Westaway Books.
* Vyvyan, C. C. (
952
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Events
By place Europe
* Summer – At the Reichstag in Augsburg (assembled by King Otto I), joined by German nob ...
''The Old Place''. Illustrated by
Elizabeth Rivers. London:
Museum Press.
* Vyvyan, C. C. (1955). ''Down the Rhône on Foot''. London: Peter Owen.
* Vyvyan, C. C. (1955). ''Temples and Flowers: A journey to Greece''. London: Peter Owen.
* Vyvyan, C. C. (1957). ''On Timeless Shores: Journeys in Ireland''. Leicester: Ulverscroft.
* Vyvyan, C. C. (1959). ''A Cornish Year''. London: Country Book Club.
* Vyvyan, C. C. (1960). ''The Scilly Isles''. London:
Robert Hale.
* Vyvyan, C. C. (1963). ''Roots and Stars: Reflections on the past''. London: Country Book Club.
* Vyvyan, C. C. (1965). ''Coloured Pebbles''. London: Country Book Club.
* Vyvyan, C. C. (1972). ''Letters from a Cornish Garden''. London: Michael Joseph.
* Vyvyan, Clara (1998) ''The ladies, the Gwich'in, and the Rat: travels on the Athabasca, Mackenzie, Rat, Porcupine, and Yukon rivers in 1926'', Edmonton, University of Alberta Press
* Vyvyan, C. C. (n.d.) ''Amateur Gardening: For Pleasure and Profit''. London:
Museum Press.
See also
Vyvyan family
: ''For the Vivian family of Glynn and Truro, Cornwall, see Baron Vivian.''
The Vyvyans are a prominent Cornish family who were members of Parliament, baronets, and landowners in Penwith and Kerrier since the 15th century. The Vyvyan family ...
References
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1885 births
1976 deaths
20th-century Australian writers
Australian travel writers
20th-century Australian women writers
Women travel writers
Wives of baronets
Australian emigrants to the United Kingdom