Discover new books on Goodreads

See if your friends have read any of Clemence Dane's books

Clemence Dane’s Followers (8)

Clemence Dane

Born

in Blackheath, The United Kingdom

February 21, 1888

Died

March 28, 1965

Website

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clemence_Dane

Genre

Fiction

edit data

Clemence Dane was the pseudonym of Winifred Ashton.

Clemence Dane (name for the London church, St Clement Danes) was the pseudonym of Winifred Ashton, an English novelist and playwright (1888-1965). Between World Wars I and II, she was arguably Britain’s most successful all-round writer, with a unique place in literary, stage and cinematic history. Dane won an Oscar for her screenplay “Vacation from Marriage,”. School teacher, novelist, playwright and magazine editor, Dane wrote at least 30 plays and 16 novels.

One series she was famous for was The Babyons, by Clemence Dane. Four long stories strung together by a supernatural thread and chronicling the family history of the Babyons over a period of about 200 years. The ghostly thread is intro Clemence Dane was the pseudonym of Winifred Ashton.

Clemence Dane (name for the London church, St Clement Danes) was the pseudonym of Winifred Ashton, an English novelist and playwright (1888-1965). Between World Wars I and II, she was arguably Britain’s most successful all-round writer, with a unique place in literary, stage and cinematic history. Dane won an Oscar for her screenplay “Vacation from Marriage,”. School teacher, novelist, playwright and magazine editor, Dane wrote at least 30 plays and 16 novels.

One series she was famous for was The Babyons, by Clemence Dane. Four long stories strung together by a supernatural thread and chronicling the family history of the Babyons over a period of about 200 years. The ghostly thread is introduced in the first story, “Third Personal Singular,” a tale of 1750. James Babyon, engaged to marry his cousin Hariot, becomes suddenly averse from her and breaks the engagement within a month of the date set for the wedding. In a passionate scene in which the probable madness of Hariot is subtly suggested she pleads with him and, finding him adamant, cries that they are already married in soul and are inseparable. That his cousin actually is subject to fits of madness he does not learn until he is wedded to her companion Menella. He and Menella go to Europe to find everywhere that people have a curious fear of them; a fear which spreads to their servants and, when he learns that Hariot committed suicide, to Babyon himself. He regards himself directly responsible for her death, becomes obsessed with the belief that she haunts him, and the tragedy ends with his madness. The second story is dated 1775, the third 1820-1873, and the last 1902-1906. These stories are lighter than the first stark tragedy, and they end with peace at last given to the Babyons. Through them all runs the influence of Hariot, that strange, wildly passionate woman of 1750. Fine, dramatic work of large conception.--The Australian Woman's Mirror 29 May 1928. ...more

Combine Editions
Clemence Dane’s books

Average rating: 3.8 · 7,148 ratings · 551 reviews · 87 distinct works • Similar authors

	Regiment of Women by Clemence Dane, Alison Hennegan (Introduction) 3.67 avg rating — 97 ratings — published 1917 — 59 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Enter Sir John by Clemence Dane, Helen de Guerry Simpson 3.79 avg rating — 71 ratings — published 1928 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Bill of Divorcement 3.46 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 1921 — 74 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Broome Stages really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 16 ratings — published 1931 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Legend 3.58 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1919 — 84 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Flower Girls 3.11 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1954 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Moon is Feminine, a Tale 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1938 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Will Shakespeare: An Invention in Four Acts liked it 3.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1921 — 80 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Babyons: The Chronicle of a Family really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1927 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	First the Blade: A Comedy of Growth 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1918 — 35 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

More books by Clemence Dane…

Series by Clemence Dane

Sir John Saumarez (3 books)
by

Clemence Dane,

Helen de Guerry Simpson

3.82 avg rating — 73 ratings

The Babyons (2 books)
by

Clemence Dane

3.50 avg rating — 6 ratings

The Babyons (1 book)
by

Clemence Dane

liked it 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings

Quotes by Clemence Dane (?)

“It was her misfortune not to realize that, for all of her Olympian poses, she had come to love Alwynne deeply and enduringly.”
― Clemence Dane, Regiment of Women

0 likes

Topics Mentioning This Author

topics	posts	views	last activity
Around the Year i...: J is Keep Up The Momentum in 2024	122	143	Dec 09, 2024 05:03AM
Reading the Detec...: What mysteries are you reading at the moment? (2024-2025)	1099	179	Jan 17, 2026 10:33AM
Read Women: Pride Month - June	115	282	Jul 13, 2026 08:58AM
Goodreads Librari...: (OPEN APRIL 2023) Clean up NAMES only v.2	539	1505	Jul 13, 2026 04:56PM

More…

Clemence Dane’s Followers (8)

Clemence Dane

Combine EditionsClemence Dane’s books

Series by Clemence Dane

Topics Mentioning This Author

Combine Editions
Clemence Dane’s books