While in New Orleans she soon met and became close to an important figure in her life, the celebrated poet and journalist Joaquin Miller
. Miller had a colourful past and was forty-six when he...
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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Friends, Associates
Sara Jeannette Duncan
After reading SJD
's articles, Miller
tracked her down and introduced her to people in publishing. Through Miller, SJD
met other literary figures such as poet Ella Wheeler Wilcox
.
Fowler, Marian. Redney: A Life of Sara Jeannette Duncan. Anansi, 1983.
Stone, James S. Emily Faithfull: Victorian Champion of Women’s Rights. P. D. Meany, 1994.
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She also made the acquaintance of many actors and actresses, including Henry Irving
Friends, Associates
Isabella Neil Harwood
The position of her father
as a journal editor put INH
in contact with several well-known authors of the time. She attended a party with her parents at the house of Dr Westland Marston
...
Intertextuality and Influence
Sara Jeannette Duncan
The story centres around baking-powder heiress Mamie Wick from Chicago and her English suitor Charles Mafferton. Mamie rejects Mafferton to return home and marry a professor from Yale
.
Fowler, Marian. Redney: A Life of Sara Jeannette Duncan. Anansi, 1983.