Juliana Horatia Ewing And Her Books

A sympathetic memoir and curated selection of personal letters that together trace the author's life, domestic habits, and literary development. The narrative describes early influences, teaching and editorial work, the creation of children’s tales and hymns, and the pleasures of nature, home, and friendships, while the letters reveal private methods, humour, religious conviction, and responses to publication. Critical notes on individual pieces accompany recollections, and the volume closes with a bibliography and representative correspondence to illustrate the stages of her career and the sources of her imaginative and moral concerns.