![]() She opened her store, La Maison des Amies des Livres, in 1915. When Adrienne’s father came into some money, he gave it to Adrienne to use as capital for a bookstore. Sylvia used to say that she had three great loves: “ Shakespeare and Company, James Joyce, and Adrienne Monnier.” Sylvia BeachĪdrienne came from a working-class family (her father was a postal worker) that had an interest in the arts. After the war, she returned to France, where she met Adrienne Monnier. During WWI she served with the Red Cross in Serbia. From that point on, Sylvia divided her time between France, America, and Spain. Sylvia was born Nancy Woodbridge Beach, but she changed her name to Sylvia. ![]() ![]() Both were writers, publishers, and translators, but their greatest influences on literature were the result of their tireless economic and social support of the writers and artists of the era. Although they were very private about their personal lives, their romance inspired and sustained both of them in their literary careers. Sylvia Beach and Adrienne Monnier were bright lights of the Lost Generation in post-WWI Paris. ![]()
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