Helen Jane Codrington

Admiral Henry John Codrington brought a case for divorce into court against his wife, Helen Codrington , which was to involve EF very closely.

When she finally appeared in court EF claimed that she had no memory of Henry Codrington's alleged assault. It seems likely that she feared the Admiral would allege and set out to prove that the...

Emma Donoghue explores the relationship between EF and the frivolous Helen Codrington , with the scandal that arose from it and Faithfull's change of heart and of sides during the Codrington divorce trial, in The...

At this stage of her life EF formed a friendship with Helen Jane Codrington, who had been married since 1849 to naval officer Henry John Codrington . The two women became quite close and EF

As a member of the Langham Place GroupEF counted most of the women activists of the day among her friends. Her far-flung circle of associates included Adelaide Procter and Frances Power Cobbe .

EF 's publishing endeavours had always been pressed for money, but her difficulties were exacerbated by the negative publicity and ostracization caused by her involvement in the CodringtonHenry John Codrington divorce trial.

Historian Martha Vicinus reads EF 's novel as a keyed text in which Faithfull cast herself as a man in order to speak and do in public what might be considered improper for a woman—the...