Christine Longford [SEP] occupation
Christine Longford
Christine Longford, Countess of Longford (née Trew; born in 1900 in Somerset, died 14 May 1980, Dublin, Ireland) was a playwright. Following her parents' separation her mother took in lodgers while Christine attended Oxford Wells High School. She won a scholarship to study Classics at Somerville College, Oxford. While there she met and in 1925 married Edward Pakenham, later 6th Earl of Longford. She moved to Ireland with her husband in 1925. They divided their time between Dublin and Pakenham Hall,
Earl of Longford. "The Oresteia" (trans.), Hodges and Figgis, 1933.
- Longford, Christine. "Mr. Jiggins of Jigginstown". Gollancz, 1933.
- Longford, Christine. "Printed Cotton". Methuen, 1935.
- Longford, Christine. "A Biography of Dublin". Methuen, 1936.
- Longford, Christine. "Lord Edward". Methuen, 1940.
- Longford, Christine. "The United Brothers". Hodges and Figgis, 1942