Laura Valentine

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Laura Belinda Charlotte Jewry (married name Laura Valentine, pen names Mrs. S. Valentine and Aunt Louisa; 1814–1899), was a Victorian English writer primarily known for her children literature.[1] Her work was often produced in children series including , , and .[2][3]

Biography[]

Laura Belinda Charlotte Jewry was born at the Victory in England. Her father, Admiral Jewry, served in the English navy. At an early age, she connected with the Lord Elphinstone family. She spent her maiden life in India till she married Reverend Richard Valentine, a clergyman of the Church of England. Within 12 months of their marriage, she was widowed.

Her literature often was educational, told of travel, or described the London scene.[4][5] As an adult novelist, Laura Valentine specialized in florid historical romance. Her main novels were , , and the .[4] Valentine expressed an expertise in Shakespeare, editing "The Works of William Shakespeare" and creating a number of children's versions of Shakespeare plays including The Merchant of Venice and The Tempest.[2] Professionally, Valentine was one of the chief editors of Frederick Warne & Co and the sole editor of and . Most of Valentine's work was published through Frederick Warne & Co and T. C. Newby.[4]

Valentine died at the age of 84 still an active writer. She was survived only by her sister Mary Jewry for five or six years.[6]

Bibliography[]

  • (William Tegg), 1859
  • (Routledge, Warne & Routledge), 1860
  • The Girl's Own Book; by Mrs. Child; a new edition revised by Mrs. R. Valentine (Miss Laura Jewry) 468 pp. (William Tegg), 1863
  • (Frederick Warne and Co.), 1870
  • (Frederick Warne and Co.), ca. 1870
  • (Frederick Warne and Co.), ca. 1870[7]
  • (Frederick Warne and Co.), ca. 1870[8]
  • Aunt Louisa's Nursery Favourite, (Frederick Warne and Co.), ca. 1870
  • (McLoughlin Brothers), 1870[9]
  • (McLoughlin Brothers), 1872[10]
  • (McLoughlin Bro's), 187?[11]
  • (Frederick Warne and Co.), 1874
  • (McLaughlin Brothers), 1875
  • (Frederick Warne and Co.), ca. 1875
  • (Frederick Warne and Co.), ca. 1875
  • (Frederick Warne and Co.), ca. 1875[12]
  • (Frederick Warne & Co.), ca. 1880
  • (Frederick Warne), ca. 1880s
  • (McLoughlin Brothers), 1880
  • (Frederick Warne and Co./Scribner, Welford and Co.), ca. 1880
  • (Frederick Warne & Co.), ca. 1880[13]
  • (Frederick Warne and Co.), ca. 1880[14]
  • (Frederick Warne and Co.), ca. 1890
  • (Frederick Warne & Co.), 1902 (Illustrated by Louis Wain and others)
  • (Frederick Warne and Co.), 1902
  • (F. Warne & Co. Ltd), 1920
  • (Frederick Warne and Co.)[when?]
  • Aunt Louisa's Bible Picture Book[when?]
  • (Frederick Warne and Co.), 1878
  • Aunt Louisa's Oft Told Tales[when?]
  • [when?]
  • [when?]
  • [when?]
  • (Frederick Warne and Co.), 1886?[15]
  • (Frederick Warne and Co.), 187?[16]
  • (Frederick Warne & Co.) ca. 1870[17]
  • [when?]
  • [when?]
  • Robinson Crusoe[when?]
  • Toto[when?]

References[]

  1. ^ "Aunt Louisa's Books", retrieved 16 April 2011.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Valentine, Laura (Jewry) (1882). The merchant of Venice... New York. hdl:2027/loc.ark:/13960/t6446kb6r.
  3. ^ "Home games for little girls". ufdc.ufl.edu. Retrieved 11 February 2018.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c Sutherland, John (13 October 2014). The Longman Companion to Victorian Fiction. Routledge. ISBN 9781317863335.
  5. ^ Norcia, Megan A. (1 March 2012). "'Come Buy, Come Buy': Christina Rossetti's 'Goblin Market' and the Cries of London". Journal of Victorian Culture. 17 (1): 24–45. doi:10.1080/13555502.2011.630268. ISSN 1355-5502.
  6. ^ H., Peet, Wm. (2 October 1915). "Laura Jewry, afterwards Mrs. R. Valentine". Notes and Queries. s11-XII (301). doi:10.1093/nq/s11-XII.301.266 (inactive 31 May 2021). ISSN 0029-3970.CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of May 2021 (link)
  7. ^ "Sea side".
  8. ^ "Aunt Louisa's welcome visitor".
  9. ^ "Home games for little girls".
  10. ^ "Santa Claus and his works".
  11. ^ "Playtime stories".
  12. ^ "The Zoological gardens".
  13. ^ "Humorous pictures".
  14. ^ "Hop O'my Thumb".
  15. ^ "Aunt Louisa's welcome guest".
  16. ^ "Aunt Louisa's welcome visitor".
  17. ^ "Hector the dog".

External links[]

Media related to Laura Valentine at Wikimedia Commons

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