JEH
's mother, Elizabeth Hawksley (Nelson) Harrison
, was the seventh of eight children born to George Nelson
of Limber Grange in Lincolnshire, a farmer and soap manufacturer with strong Tory leanings who retired...
Family and Intimate relationships
Jane Ellen Harrison
JEH
's father, Charles Harrison
, was a Hull timber merchant trading with Russia. In 1855 he married the young Welsh governess he had recently taken on, Gemimi Meredith
, whose volatility, strictness, and...
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...
