Eliza Lynn Linton

May Witwit (University of Bedfordshire)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.07: English Writing and Culture of the Victorian Period, 1837-1901.
Vol. editors: Gillian Fenwick (University of Toronto), Jessica Gossling (Goldsmiths College, University of London)

Dates

Born 10 Feb 1822
Died 14 Jul 1898
Activity 1842-1898

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Born in England
Active in England

Activities

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Journalist
Novelist

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Linton's Works

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Eliza Lynn Linton was a Victorian novelist and the first woman journalist in England to receive a fixed salary for her journalism. Born in Keswick, Cumbria, in 1822, she was the twelfth child of Rev. James Lynn, Vicar of Crosthwaite, and Charlotte, daughter of Samuel Goodenough, Bishop of Carlisle. The death of her mother when she was only five months old led to a chaotic upbringing; her father neglected both the household and the education of his children and Lynn was left to learn as best she could without pedagogical interference. Unhappy with her life at home and the authority imposed on her within the family, her questioning mind led her realise that freedom went hand in hand with financial independence and that the key to all that was education. This was translated into compulsive…

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Citation: Witwit, May. "Eliza Lynn Linton". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 08 March 2019 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=2750, accessed 27 November 2024.]