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 .
Head-and-shoulders photograph of Geraldine Jewsbury. She is wearing a dark, hooded cloak, with a light lace collar and a rose-shaped fastener. Her dark wavy hair is pulled back. Her full signature is reproduced underneath: "Geraldine Endsor Jewsbury".

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Literary responses Jane Francesca, Lady Wilde
Applauding JFLW 's skills as a translator did not stop Athenæum reviewer Geraldine Jewsbury from calling the novel a fatal concatenation of madness, badness, and general inconvenience.
Athenæum. J. Lection.
1860 (1863): 810
Because all the characters go...
Literary responses Henrietta Camilla Jenkin
Elizabeth Gaskell later reported that reviews had been good.
Gaskell, Elizabeth. The Letters of Mrs Gaskell. Editors Chapple, J. A. V. and Arthur Pollard, Harvard University Press.
527
The Athenæum notice, by Geraldine Jewsbury , was moderately favourable, but by calling it the work of a beginner,
Athenæum. J. Lection.
1593 (1858): 593
The Athenaeum Index of Reviews and Reviewers: 1830-1870. http://replay.web.archive.org/20070714065452/http://www.soi.city.ac.uk/~asp/v2/home.html.
654 (1840): 371-2
Textual Features Henrietta Camilla Jenkin
Since its action begins some years before the Slavery Abolition Act or Emancipation Bill (which received royal assent on 28 August 1833 and came into effect on 1 August 1834), slavery is one of this...
Literary responses Henrietta Camilla Jenkin
Agostino Ruffini was said to think very highly of this novel before its publication.
Gaskell, Elizabeth. The Letters of Mrs Gaskell. Editors Chapple, J. A. V. and Arthur Pollard, Harvard University Press.
527
Again Geraldine Jewsbury wrote the Athenæum review, and this time her praise was warm. She felt that the climactic scene...
Literary responses Henrietta Camilla Jenkin
In the AthenæumGeraldine Jewsbury called the story of this book very charming and touching,
Athenæum. J. Lection.
1756 (1861): 828
though the Feminist Companion considered it rather silly.
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, pp. 177-03.
198
Espinasse, Francis, and Francis Espinasse. “Maria Jane Jewsbury”. Lancashire Worthies: Second Series, Simpkin, Marshall; John Heywood, pp. 323-39.
328
Howe, Susanne. Geraldine Jewsbury: Her Life and Errors. George Allen and Unwin.
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Textual Production Maria Jane Jewsbury
MJJ published her second full-length work, a volume of Letters to the Young adapted from actual letters, some if not all addressed to her younger sister Geraldine .
It used to be thought that all...
Family and Intimate relationships Maria Jane Jewsbury
Maria's siblings were, from eldest to youngest, Thomas (who assisted his father at the insurance company), Henry (a druggist who marketed Jewsbury's Toothpaste and Jewsbury's Celebrated Ginger Beer),
Howe, Susanne. Geraldine Jewsbury: Her Life and Errors. George Allen and Unwin.
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Geraldine (the writer, publisher's reader...
Family and Intimate relationships Maria Jane Jewsbury
Her sister Geraldine was her bridesmaid and Felicia Hemans ' brother-in-law, the Rev. H. Hughes , performed the ceremony, during which MJJ is reported to have uttered the terrible obey, with edifying distinctness.
Gillett, Eric, and Maria Jane Jewsbury. “Maria Jane Jewsbury: A Memoir”. Maria Jane Jewsbury: Occasional Papers, Oxford University Press, p. xiii - lxvii.
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Espinasse, Francis, and Francis Espinasse. “Maria Jane Jewsbury”. Lancashire Worthies: Second Series, Simpkin, Marshall; John Heywood, pp. 323-39.
330
Howe, Susanne. Geraldine Jewsbury: Her Life and Errors. George Allen and Unwin.
18
Residence Maria Jane Jewsbury
After their wedding MJJ and her husband moved to London, where they stayed at 18 Charlotte Street, Bedford Square, until it was time to leave for India. They stayed at the house of Miss Darby
Textual Features Maria Jane Jewsbury
Monica Correa Fryckstedt suggests that MJJ 's interest in religious doubt may have influenced her sister 's later novels, as well as those by Mary Augusta Ward .
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, pp. 450-73.
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Textual Production Maria Jane Jewsbury
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, 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...
Reception Maria Jane Jewsbury
Geraldine Jewsbury made an attempt to compile her sister 's works into a memorial volume. Ultimately, she could not complete the project because the writings were in the hands of MJJ 's husband , who...
Literary responses Julia Kavanagh
This fourth novel was also poorly received. The Athenæum reviewer, Geraldine Jewsbury , found in it a monotonous unreality which fatigues the reader to no purpose.
Athenæum. J. Lection.
1429 (1855): 313
The Athenaeum Index of Reviews and Reviewers: 1830-1870. http://replay.web.archive.org/20070714065452/http://www.soi.city.ac.uk/~asp/v2/home.html.
Jewsbury concluded with balanced criticism and...
Literary responses Julia Kavanagh
This work's simplicity appealed to Geraldine Jewsbury , the reviewer for the Athenæum. She noted that it was a charming and touching story, wrought from the humblest and simplest of materials; but the interest...

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