The first biography of Julia Wedgwood, the leading Victorian female intellect and writer, niece of Charles Darwin, intimate friend of Robert Browning and mentor of E. M. Forster. The book draws on a mass of unpublished family correspondence offering critical consideration of her ambitious range of non-fiction books, articles and novels.
The first biography of Julia Wedgwood, the leading Victorian female intellect and writer, niece of Charles Darwin, intimate friend of Robert Browning and mentor of E. M. Forster. The book draws on a mass of unpublished family correspondence offering critical consideration of her ambitious range of non-fiction books, articles and novels.
Sue Brown is an independent scholar based in London. She has published Joseph Severn: A Life. The Rewards of Friendship (2009), Small Island, Great Riches: the Life of Paul Asciak: Tenor and Teacher from Malta (2010) and many articles on Severn, Browning, Julia Wedgwood and Gladstone.
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List of Illustrations Introduction: 'The Formidable Snowie' Part I The Education of Julia Wedgwood Chapter One A Brilliant Child Chapter Two Mentors, Friends and Pioneers Chapter Three Waiting Chapter Four The Young Novelist Part II Great Men and Female Friends Chapter Five The Promise of Darwinism Chapter Six 'The Era of My Life' Chapter Seven A Woman's World Chapter Eight The Responsibilities of the Poet Part III Becoming a Woman of Letters Chapter Nine Finding a Voice Chapter Ten A Forgotten Feminist Chapter Eleven Doubt and the Fallibility of Idols Chapter Twelve Domestic Contentment Chapter Thirteen Coming to Terms with Darwin and His Legacy Part IV The 'Thoughtful Woman Par Excellence' Chapter Fourteen The Message of Julia Wedgwood Chapter Fifteen 'The Old Order Changeth' Chapter Sixteen 'A Satisfi ed Guest' Acknowledgements Notes Bibliography Index
List of Illustrations Introduction: 'The Formidable Snowie' Part I The Education of Julia Wedgwood Chapter One A Brilliant Child Chapter Two Mentors, Friends and Pioneers Chapter Three Waiting Chapter Four The Young Novelist Part II Great Men and Female Friends Chapter Five The Promise of Darwinism Chapter Six 'The Era of My Life' Chapter Seven A Woman's World Chapter Eight The Responsibilities of the Poet Part III Becoming a Woman of Letters Chapter Nine Finding a Voice Chapter Ten A Forgotten Feminist Chapter Eleven Doubt and the Fallibility of Idols Chapter Twelve Domestic Contentment Chapter Thirteen Coming to Terms with Darwin and His Legacy Part IV The 'Thoughtful Woman Par Excellence' Chapter Fourteen The Message of Julia Wedgwood Chapter Fifteen 'The Old Order Changeth' Chapter Sixteen 'A Satisfi ed Guest' Acknowledgements Notes Bibliography Index
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