The Wings of Icarus, Being the Life of One Emilia Fletcher as Revealed by Herself in: I. Thirty-Five Letters Written to Constance Norris Between July 18th, 188-, and March 26th of the Following Year; II. A Fragmentary Journal; III. A Postscript. By Laurence Alma Tadema, daughter of Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema. Miss Alma Tadema wrote at least one other novel (Love’s Martyr).
This small book explores the nature of Love and Truth, and the difficulties Free Thinkers have in adhering to their ideals.
(Thanks Andrew, for the correction.)
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The Library of Congress online catalog seems to suggest that the author of this title is not “Alma-Tadema, Lawrence, Sir, 1836-1912″, but “Alma-Tadema, Laurence, Miss.” Another source online seems to say that he had a daughter called “Laurence” so that could be the person in question.
Andrew, you certainly seem to be correct! I just checked my Allibone’s Dictionary of English and American Authors, and it states Miss Alma Tadema was the Sir’s daughter. She’s the one who wrote “Love’s Martyr.”
Now if we can only understand why he gave his daughter the same name as himself.
In case it is of interest, the website http://www.tomfolio.com/bookssub.asp?subid=2943 has a listing as follows: The Fate-Spinner Publisher: London, E.B.Mortimer, 1900. viii, 79 p. 23.5cm. A short novel by the eldest daughter of the painter Lawrence Alma-Tadema. This seems to have been privately published in a limited edition.