Julia Kavanagh
Julia Kavanagh (born January 7, 1824 in Thurles in Tipperary, † October 28, 1877 in Nice ) was a British writer .
Julia Kavanagh (pron. Käwwänah), daughter of the linguist Morgan Kavanagh , was raised in Paris, returned to London in 1844 and established her literary reputation with the story Madeleine (1848, latest edition 1873; German, Hamburg 1852).
Like many of her subsequent novels, Natalie (1851) and Daisy Burns (1853) should be mentioned first of all because of the grace of portrayal, knowledge of human nature and power of description . After a long journey through France and Italy, she wrote a number of novels and short stories, of which only
- Adèle (1858),
- Queen Mab (1863),
- Sybil's second love (1867),
- Sylvia (1870) and
- John Dorrien (1874) may be mentioned; they were mostly also translated into German.
In addition, Kavanagh published a travel diary: A summer and winter in the two Sicilies (1858, 2 vols.), And various cultural-historical works, such as: Women in France during the eighteenth century (1850, 2 vols. 1864), descriptions of female celebrities in France the 18th century, and the similar images of women's life: The women of Christianity (1852), French Women of letters (1861, 2 vols.) and English women of letters (1862, 2 vols.).
literature
- Matthew Flaherty: Julia Kavanagh . In: Catholic Encyclopedia , Volume 8, Robert Appleton Company, New York 1910.
Web links
- Literature by and about Julia Kavanagh in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by and about Julia Kavanagh in the German Digital Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kavanagh, Julia |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 7, 1824 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Thurles |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 28, 1877 |
| Place of death | Nice |