Catalogue description Northey, Mrs Molly

Daughter of HD Harben (cf interview with Mrs Naomi Lutyens above, her sister). Harben's magnetism. His crazes. His charm. His arrogance. His relationship with his daughter Naomi. His work in Paris in First World War. His wife's beauty and his appreciation of beauty in women. His impatience with illness. His relationship with his son Eric. The immense difficulties faced by Mrs Harben in bringing up her children with such a father. How they parted. Suffragettes at Newland Park. His attitude to his children's careers. Mrs Harben's continuing affection for her husband. His impulsiveness and fads. His sociability with all classes. His relationship with servants. Incongruity of his political views in the circumstances. 'Baby''s impact on Harben's social life. Mrs N's periodic meetings with her father in later life. 'Baby''s devotion to Harben. His attitude to his daughters' divorces. The Harbens' role in the suffragette movement. Scenes in Trafalgar Square etc.