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While many may not be familiar with the name of Richard Gorer, thousands already know of him indirectly through a famous and popular gardening work, Edith Holden's, 'The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady', which he edited and brought to the attention of an appreciative public.
The Gorer Family
Richard Gorer: an Anglo-Jewish Musicologist, Garden Writer and Scholar of Horticulture
While many may not be familiar with the name of Richard Gorer, thousands already know of him indirectly through a famous and popular gardening work, Edith Holden's, 'The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady', which he edited and brought to the attention of an appreciative public.
Few will know that he was Jewish and that he had had an earlier career as a distinguished musicologist, including contributions to The Grove Dictionary of Music, and music broadcasting. Furthermore, members of his family were highly distinguished and friends with the Sitwells, artistic icons of the 1920s. He happened to be homosexual, in an era of intolerance, when being homosexual was illegal and when it was taboo in the Jewish community.
Judith Taylor's article explores the life of Gorer and his circle, and his place in the Anglo-Jewish experience.
The Gorer Family
Richard Gorer (1913 -- 1994), was born into a distinguished Jewish family. He was the youngest of three sons. His mother Rachel, known affectionately as 'R
