Juliana Horatia Ewing
Juliana Horatia Ewing (born August 3, 1841 in Ecclesfield , Sheffield , England , † May 13, 1885 in Bath ) was an English author of children's books . These give insight into children's life, admiration for the military and strictly religious beliefs.
She was the second of ten children of Rev Alfred Gatty , Vicar in Ecclesfield, and the children's author Margaret Gatty . On June 1, 1867, she married the Scottish musician, composer and translator Alexander Ewing .
Works
- 1862/1885: Melchior's Dream and Other Tales
- 1869: Mrs. Overtheway's Remembrances
- 1872: A Flat Iron for a Farthing
- 1874: Praise lie-by-the-fire
- 1875: Six to Sixteen
- 1876: Jan of the Windmill
- 1877: A Great Emergency
- 1879: Jackanapes
- 1881: Daddy Darwin's Dovecoat
- 1884: Mary's Meadow
- 1885: The Story of a Short Life
- 1888: Snap Dragons. A Tale of Christmas Eve.
literature
- Horatia Katharine Frances Gatty: Juliana Horatia Ewing and Her Books . Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge, London 1885 (English, upenn.edu [accessed December 30, 2016]).
Web links
- Literature by and about Juliana Horatia Ewing in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ^ Margaret Gatty at Essex-Family-History
- ↑ Juliana Horatia Ewing: Snap Dragons . A Tale of Christmas Eve. Ed .: Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge. London 1888 (English, online version [accessed July 31, 2010]).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ewing, Juliana Horatia |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English author of children's books |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 3, 1841 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ecclesfield , Sheffield , England |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 13, 1885 |
| Place of death | Bath , Somerset , England |