Women’s Writing in the British Isles from the Beginnings to the Present
Geraldine Jewsbury
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Standard Name: Jewsbury, Geraldine
Birth Name: Geraldine Endsor Jewsbury
During her life, Geraldine Jewsbury
wrote six novels and two books for children. Widely published in Victorian periodicals, she was a respected reviewer, editor, and translator. Her periodical publications ranged from theatre reviews, short fiction, and children's literature to articles on social issues and religion. GJ
greatly influenced the Victorian publishing industry and public taste through her position as reviewer for the Athenæum and her role as reader for publishers Richard Bentley and Son
and Hurst and Blackett
.
In May of 1892, a selection of the letters which JWC
had written during the 1840s to Amelie Bölte
(a German governess whom she had befriended) were published in the New Review.
Carlyle, Jane Welsh. “Letters of Jane Welsh Carlyle to Amely Bölte, 1843-1849”. New Review, Vol.
6
, 6 May 1892, pp. 608-16.
Hanson, Lawrence, and Elisabeth Hanson. Necessary Evil: The Life of Jane Welsh Carlyle. Octagon Books, 1975.
289, 303
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Elizabeth Sewell
ES
's latest novel, Cleve Hall, which she published as the author of Amy Herbert, was reviewed in the Athenæum by Geraldine Jewsbury
, who knew the identity of the author.
She reviewed poetry, religious books, biography, and children's literature.
Fryckstedt, Monica Correa. “The Hidden Rill: The Life and Career of Maria Jane Jewsbury, II”. Bulletin of the John Rylands University Library of Manchester, Vol.
67
, No. 1, The Library, 1 Sept.–30 Nov. 1984, pp. 450-73.
463, 470-3
Unlike her sister, Geraldine
, who became known for harsh reviews in the Athenæum, MJJ
was a careful reviewer who often stated her...
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Georgiana Chatterton
Geraldine Jewsbury
provided comments and suggestions before the book was published. Sending the manuscript back on 9 February, she gave it as her view that it was worth publication.
“The Ferrers of Baddesley Clinton”. Shakespeare Birthplace Trust.
Her name is given as Dewsbury...
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Sydney Owenson Lady Morgan
Sydney Morgan
published Passages from My Autobiography, edited by Geraldine Jewsbury
from her diaries and letters.
Campbell, Mary, 1917 - 2002. Lady Morgan: The Life and Times of Sydney Owenson. Pandora, 1988.
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Theme or Topic Treated in Text
Camilla Crosland
Since she was well-connected in London literary circles, she was able to include in her memoir recollections of time spent working with the annuals and of literary figures such as Grace Aguilar
, Lady Blessington
Travel
Maria Jane Jewsbury
MJJ
rented a cottage outside Rhyl near St Asaph in Wales, for herself, her sister Geraldine
, and her brothers, intending to cultivate her friendship with Felicia Hemans
, who lived about a mile away.
Fryckstedt, Monica Correa. “The Hidden Rill: The Life and Career of Maria Jane Jewsbury, I”. Bulletin of the John Rylands University Library of Manchester, Vol.
66
, No. 2, The Library, 1 Mar.–31 May 1984, pp. 177-03.
198
Espinasse, Francis, and Francis Espinasse. “Maria Jane Jewsbury”. Lancashire Worthies: Second Series, Simpkin, Marshall; John Heywood, 1877, pp. 323-39.
328
Howe, Susanne. Geraldine Jewsbury: Her Life and Errors. George Allen and Unwin, 1935.
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Wealth and Poverty
Elizabeth Gaskell
This was near Greenheys Fields, where the opening of Mary Barton is set, and it was also close to the house of Geraldine Jewsbury
. The rent was expensive for the Gaskells, at £150...
