author
Michael Field
Behind this name were two Victorian writers working as one: Katharine Bradley and Edith Cooper, whose poetry and verse dramas gave "Michael Field" an unusual, collaborative life. Their work is now remembered for its artistic ambition, close creative partnership, and distinct place in late 19th-century literature.
3 Audiobooks
Poems of Adoration
by Michael Field
In the name of Time : a tragedy
by Michael Field
Borgia: A Period Play
by Michael Field
About the author
Michael Field was the shared pen name of Katharine Harris Bradley and her niece Edith Emma Cooper, two English writers who published together as a single authorial voice. They produced books of poetry and a large body of verse drama, building a reputation in late Victorian literary circles for ambitious, highly crafted work.
Their partnership was unusually close, both personally and artistically, and that collaboration is a big part of why Michael Field still draws attention today. Readers and scholars often return to them not just for the poems and plays themselves, but for the remarkable experiment of two women creating one literary identity.
Modern interest in Michael Field has remained strong through archives, diaries, and renewed critical attention, which help show the depth of their working life together. For listeners discovering the name for the first time, it opens onto a rich and distinctive corner of English literary history.