Bradley, Katharine Harris (pseud. Michael Field) (F)
b. 27 October 1846. d. 26 September 1914. Nationality: English. VIAF.
Poet, verse dramatist, diarist. Pseudonyms: “Arran Leigh,” “Michael Field.” Aestheticist.
Aunt of Edith Cooper, who was also Bradley’s ward. Cooper and Bradley lived together
as lovers, writing collaboratively and prolifically under the pseudonym “Michael Field.”
They were part of a large literary circle that included Robert Browning, Oscar Wilde,
Vernon Lee, J. A. Symons, Charles Ricketts and Charles Shannon. Converted to Catholicism
in 1907. Biographical information: *Orlando*. (AC)