Maria Jane Jewsbury

Katherine Singer (Mount Holyoke College)

Ed. by Daniel Robinson, Widener University
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.06: English Writing and Culture of the Romantic Period, 1789-1837.
Vol. editors: Daniel Cook (University of Dundee), Daniel Robinson (Widener University), Emily Rohrbach (University of Durham)

Dates

Born 25 Oct 1800
Died 4 Oct 1833
Activity 1818-1833

Places

Born in England
Active in England; India

Activities

Primary

Man/ Woman of Letters
Poet

Other

Essayist
Travel writer

Resources

Jewsbury's Works

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Maria Jane Jewsbury (1800–1833) was a Manchester-based writer who made a name for herself at the turn of the nineteenth century through poems, fiction, literary and educational prose. During her time, she was well-regarded for her poetic and prose contributions to the

Manchester Gazette

and later the

Athenaeum,

as well as her prolific writings in literary annuals. More recently, scholars have discussed Jewsbury’s literary connections with William Wordsworth, Felicia Hemans, and Letitia Elizabeth Landon. Her significant later work includes a piece of prose fiction entitled

The Three Histories

that contemplates women’s writing lives, and

The Oceanides

, a long poetic sequence that meditates on her experiences as a British woman traveling abroad from England to India.

Jewsbury was born

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Citation: Singer, Katherine. "Maria Jane Jewsbury". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 19 November 2012 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=13020, accessed 21 November 2024.]