Illustrious Irishwomen
Being Memoirs of Some of the Most Noted Irishwomen from the Earliest Ages to the Present Century

The first collection of detailed biographies of famous Irish women, first published in 1877.

E. Owens Blackburne (Author)

9781108021074, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 23 September 2010

372 pages
21.6 x 14 x 2.1 cm, 0.47 kg

Elizabeth Owens Blackburne (1848–1894) was an Irish professional writer, novelist and biographer whose novels were mostly set in Ireland. After attending Trinity College, Dublin she published her first work in 1869, and moved to London in 1873 to pursue her career as a writer. These volumes, first published in 1877, contain a series of detailed biographies of Irish women who Blackburne considered pre-eminent. The biographies cover a broad range of women, including the semi-mythical Saint Brigit and Queen Macha, and are arranged chronologically. These volumes were the first biographical reference of Irish women to be published, and the balanced descriptions and extensive use of original sources ensure that they remain of value as a reference for researchers and historians. Volume 2 contains twenty biographies of Irish women writers and novelists.

Part IV. Literary Women: 22. Susanna Centlivre
23. The Honourable Mrs. Monk
24. Constantia Grierson
25. Charlotte Brooke
26. Mrs. Mary Tighe
27. Mary Boyle (Countess of Warwick)
28. Henrietta Boyle (Lady O'Neil)
29. Maria Edgeworth
30. Felicia Dorothea Hemans
31. The Misses Porter
32. Sydney, Lady Morgan
33. Marguerite, Countess of Blessington
34. Eliz Ryves
35. Helen Selina, Countess of Dufferin
36. Lady Stirling-Maxwell
Part V. Miscellaneous: 37. The Lady Freemason
38. The Beautiful Gunnings
Part VI. The Ladies of Llangollen: 39. Lady Louisa Conolly
40. Sarah Curran
Index.

Subject Areas: Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 [DSBF]