Harrison fell in love with Butcher
and believed they would marry; she was devastated when he married another woman and moved to Oxford in 1876.
Robinson, Annabel. The Life and Work of Jane Ellen Harrison. Oxford University Press, 2001.
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Family and Intimate relationships
Jane Ellen Harrison
JEH
also became romantically involved with MacColl
. He proposed marriage to her in the summer of 1891, but she rejected his offer. Biographer Annabel Robinson
offers all kinds of possible reasons for this rejection...
Friends, Associates
Jane Ellen Harrison
The 1890s have been interpreted as dark years for JEH
, both personally and professionally.
qtd. in
Robinson, Annabel. The Life and Work of Jane Ellen Harrison. Oxford University Press, 2001.
114
She ended her romantic relationship with MacColl
after his marriage proposal of 1891. She suffered the blows of losing...
Instructor
Jane Ellen Harrison
During her time at Newnham she was taught and advised by Henry Sidgwick
, one of Newnham's founders, and by S. H. (Samuel Henry) Butcher
.
Robinson, Annabel. The Life and Work of Jane Ellen Harrison. Oxford University Press, 2001.