SJD
later entered the Collegiate Institute, where she studied Latin and languages. Her biographer Marian Fowler
quotes her saying that she learned just enough science to ruin three aprons, nearly deprive herself of her right...
Family and Intimate relationships
Sara Jeannette Duncan
Biographer Marian Fowler
believes that Duncan resisted consummating her affair with Miller
, and that she later regretted this decision. The relationship ended soon afterwards, and Miller returned to Washington.
Fowler, Marian. Redney: A Life of Sara Jeannette Duncan. Anansi, 1983.
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Literary responses
Sara Jeannette Duncan
Responses were mixed. The Athenæum contrasted the seriousness of this work against SJD
's previous bright and sparkling books.
qtd. in
Dean, Misao, and Sara Jeannette Duncan. “Introduction”. A Daughter of Today, Tecumseh Press, 1988, p. iv - xxii.
iv
Other opinions focused on Elfrida's character: some reviewers hated her and some loved her.
Dean, Misao, and Sara Jeannette Duncan. “Introduction”. A Daughter of Today, Tecumseh Press, 1988, p. iv - xxii.
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names
Sara Jeannette Duncan
BirthName: Sarah Janet Duncan
Nickname: Redney
The origin of this family nickname is lost, according to biographer Marian Fowler
.
Married: Mrs. Everard Cotes
Pseudonyms: Sara Jeannette Duncan; Sara J. Duncan; Garth Grafton; Jane Wintergreen...
Timeline
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Texts
Fowler, Marian. Redney: A Life of Sara Jeannette Duncan. Anansi, 1983.
