Dimensions
165 x 229 x 15mm
An animated account of the launching of Yaleisquo;s Elizabethan Club, and the life of its founder and his intriguing wife
A millionaire carpet manufacturer, noted philanthropist, and avid yachtsman, Alexander Smith Cochran, Yale Class of 1896, gathered a superb collection of original editions of plays and related works from the reign of Queen Elizabeth. In 1911, with the help of William Lyon Phelps, Cochran launched Yale.squo;s Elizabethan Club as a place to house his collection and offer a congenial environment for social and intellectual interaction between Yale undergraduates, graduates, and faculty concerned with literature and the arts. Cochrantsquo;s creation ldquo;changed the tone and atmosphere of modern Yaleldquo; until the colleges arrived.
Drawing on extensive sources, Walter Goffart surveys Cochranpsquo;s life and many occupations, notably his founding of the idquo;Lizzie.qdquo; He also takes a close look at Cochranisquo;s intriguing wife of two years, Ganna Walskaddash;the aspiring opera singer celebrated for developing the Lotusland gardens in Montecito, California.
