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== | == Childhood == | ||
Juliana Horatia Ewing (née Gatty) was born in Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, in 1841. She was the daughter of Alfred Gatty, a clergyman, and Margaret Gatty, an author. Juliana had seven siblings that she devotedly cared for. Even in her early childhood Juliana proved her abilities in drawing and music, and like her mother, Juliana entered the career as a children’s book author. She became a leading author of children’s books in the Victorian period. (Sutherland, 217) | Juliana Horatia Ewing (née Gatty) was born in Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, in 1841. She was the daughter of Alfred Gatty, a clergyman, and Margaret Gatty, an author. Juliana had seven siblings that she devotedly cared for. Even in her early childhood Juliana proved her abilities in drawing and music, and like her mother, Juliana entered the career as a children’s book author. She became a leading author of children’s books in the Victorian period. (Sutherland, 217) | ||
== | == Career == | ||
Apparently inheriting her mother’s talent, Juliana made her first attempts at story-telling with her siblings that she successfully entertained. Her first results of writing were the Nursery Magazines from 1856. (http://www.theweeweb.co.uk/public/author_profile.php?id=199) Then she started to write for the Monthly Packet, which published her stories in 1861/1862. Her first story published was called A Bit of Green. It dealt with a child growing up in slums and being affected by a green plant. (Sutherland, 217) | Apparently inheriting her mother’s talent, Juliana made her first attempts at story-telling with her siblings that she successfully entertained. Her first results of writing were the ''Nursery Magazines'' from 1856. (http://www.theweeweb.co.uk/public/author_profile.php?id=199) Then she started to write for the ''Monthly Packet'', which published her stories in 1861/1862. Her first story published was called ''A Bit of Green''. It dealt with a child growing up in slums and being affected by a green plant. (Sutherland, 217) | ||
Being from an author’s family, Juliana worked together with her mother, who founded ''Aunt Judy’s Magazine'' in 1866, whose name is based on Juliana’s nickname. Juliana and her sister Horatia Katherine became the editors of the magazine after their mother died in 1873. (http://www.theweeweb.co.uk/public/author_profile.php?id=199) She published quite a few books like ''Lob Lie By The Fire'' in 1873 and ''Jackanapes'' in 1883 (Sutherland, 218). | |||
Being from an author’s family, Juliana worked together with her mother, who founded | |||
== | == Marriage == | ||
On June 1st 1867 Juliana Horatia Gatty got married to Alexander Ewing, a captain in the army. Soon, she followed him to Halifax and Nova Scotia, Canada | On June 1st 1867 Juliana Horatia Gatty got married to Alexander Ewing, a captain in the army. Soon, she followed him to Halifax and Nova Scotia, Canada. From 1867 to 1869 she moved within several military camps in Canada, took over the editorship of ''Aunt Judy’s Magazine'' when her mother died and still wrote stories – all this in Canada (http://www.theweeweb.co.uk/public/author_profile.php?id=199). | ||
In 1879 she followed her husband to Malta, where he was then about to be deployed, but during the journey she fell ill, so that she had to go back to London. From then on she did not follow her husband any longer. Even though her state of health deteriorated, she continued writing children’s books. She stayed in Devonshire and Bath (Sutherland, 218). | |||
In 1879 she followed her husband to Malta, where he was then about to be deployed, but during the journey she fell ill, so that she had to go back to London. From then she did not follow her husband | |||
== | == Death == | ||
In Bath she died shortly before her second surgery | In Bath she died in 1885 shortly before her second surgery of cancer of the spine (http://www.theweeweb.co.uk/public/author_profile.php?id=199; Sutherland, 218). | ||
== | == Sources == | ||
Mullin, Robert. The Wee Web: authors & illustrators archive. Julia Horatia Ewing. Edinburgh, 2002. URL: http://www.theweeweb.co.uk/public/author_profile.php?id=199. | Mullin, Robert. ''The Wee Web: authors & illustrators archive. Julia Horatia Ewing.'' Edinburgh, 2002. | ||
Sutherland, John. The Longman Companion to Victorian Fiction. 2nd ed. Edinburgh Gate: Pearson Education Limited, 2009. | URL: http://www.theweeweb.co.uk/public/author_profile.php?id=199. | ||
Sutherland, John. ''The Longman Companion to Victorian Fiction.'' 2nd ed. Edinburgh Gate: Pearson Education Limited, 2009. | |||
Latest revision as of 14:39, 2 December 2010
Childhood
Juliana Horatia Ewing (née Gatty) was born in Ecclesfield, Yorkshire, in 1841. She was the daughter of Alfred Gatty, a clergyman, and Margaret Gatty, an author. Juliana had seven siblings that she devotedly cared for. Even in her early childhood Juliana proved her abilities in drawing and music, and like her mother, Juliana entered the career as a children’s book author. She became a leading author of children’s books in the Victorian period. (Sutherland, 217)
Career
Apparently inheriting her mother’s talent, Juliana made her first attempts at story-telling with her siblings that she successfully entertained. Her first results of writing were the Nursery Magazines from 1856. (http://www.theweeweb.co.uk/public/author_profile.php?id=199) Then she started to write for the Monthly Packet, which published her stories in 1861/1862. Her first story published was called A Bit of Green. It dealt with a child growing up in slums and being affected by a green plant. (Sutherland, 217)
Being from an author’s family, Juliana worked together with her mother, who founded Aunt Judy’s Magazine in 1866, whose name is based on Juliana’s nickname. Juliana and her sister Horatia Katherine became the editors of the magazine after their mother died in 1873. (http://www.theweeweb.co.uk/public/author_profile.php?id=199) She published quite a few books like Lob Lie By The Fire in 1873 and Jackanapes in 1883 (Sutherland, 218).
Marriage
On June 1st 1867 Juliana Horatia Gatty got married to Alexander Ewing, a captain in the army. Soon, she followed him to Halifax and Nova Scotia, Canada. From 1867 to 1869 she moved within several military camps in Canada, took over the editorship of Aunt Judy’s Magazine when her mother died and still wrote stories – all this in Canada (http://www.theweeweb.co.uk/public/author_profile.php?id=199).
In 1879 she followed her husband to Malta, where he was then about to be deployed, but during the journey she fell ill, so that she had to go back to London. From then on she did not follow her husband any longer. Even though her state of health deteriorated, she continued writing children’s books. She stayed in Devonshire and Bath (Sutherland, 218).
Death
In Bath she died in 1885 shortly before her second surgery of cancer of the spine (http://www.theweeweb.co.uk/public/author_profile.php?id=199; Sutherland, 218).
Sources
Mullin, Robert. The Wee Web: authors & illustrators archive. Julia Horatia Ewing. Edinburgh, 2002. URL: http://www.theweeweb.co.uk/public/author_profile.php?id=199.
Sutherland, John. The Longman Companion to Victorian Fiction. 2nd ed. Edinburgh Gate: Pearson Education Limited, 2009.