Jay, Harriett. Robert Buchanan. AMS.
214-5
William Edward Forster
Standard Name: Forster, William Edward
Used Form: W. E. Forster
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Dedications | Harriett Jay | She wrote it soon after a visit to Mulranny, where she encountered agrarian violence first hand. She dedicated it to William Edward Forster
, Chief Secretary for Ireland. Jay, Harriett. The Priest’s Blessing. F.V. White. v |
| Friends, Associates | Geraldine Jewsbury | She and her brother
entertained such visitors as George Henry Lewes
, dramatist Westland Marston
, Italian exile and journalist Antonio Gallenga
, manufacturer William Edward Forster
, mechanical engineer Joseph Whitworth
, poet and... |
| Intertextuality and Influence | Mary Augusta Ward | Other major influences on MAW
's writing from around this time were a visit to Oxford by French sceptic Ernest Renan
, who figures as an intellectual presence in a number of her novels, and... |
| politics | Harriett Jay | In her dedication of The Priest's BlessingHJ
declared herself opposed to Irish nationalism. She implicitly condemned the members of the Irish Land League
—a nationalist organization (founded in late 1879) whose ultimate goal was... |
| politics | Mary Augusta Ward | While the motivation for her trip was to obtain a loan from her relatives, the visit had long-term political consequences for MAW
: first-hand experience of Irish political and social turmoil influenced her political views... |
| Travel | Geraldine Jewsbury | Between the revolutions of February and June, GJ
visited Paris with William Edward Forster
and Elizabeth Paulet
. Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder. Mercer, Edmund. “Geraldine Endsor Jewsbury”. Manchester Quarterly, Vol. 17 , pp. 301-21. 308 Howe, Susanne. Geraldine Jewsbury: Her Life and Errors. George Allen and Unwin. 52, 97 |
| Travel | Mary Augusta Ward | MAW
and her family visited wealthy relatives in Dublin, where her uncle William Forster
was the Minister for Ireland. Sutherland, John. Mrs. Humphry Ward. Clarendon Press. 75-7 |
Timeline
24 May 1875: In the wake of proposed legislation both...
National or international item
24 May 1875
In the wake of proposed legislation both by antivivisectionists and by scientists in favour of animal experiments, Home Secretary Richard Cross
announced a Royal Commission on animal vivisection.
1880: An Education Act of this year, building on...
Building item
1880
An Education Act of this year, building on Forster
's act of 9 August 1870, made elementary education compulsory for the first time in England and Wales.
January 1881: Charles Stewart Parnell and several prominent...
National or international item
January 1881
Charles Stewart Parnell
and several prominent Irish Land League
members were tried on various charges, the most general of which was demoralizing the Irish; they were all acquitted.
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