I lived from 1845-1913. I was from Ireland, and am in the English category.
The Honourable Emily Lawless [AKA Edith Lytton] was born on June 17th 1845 at Lyons House in Ardclough, County Kildare in. Her father was 3rd Baron Cloncurry and her grandfather was Valentine Lawless, a member of the United Irishmen, and her brother was Edward Lawless, a landowner with strong Unionist sympathies. Sir Horace Plunkett (1845-1932) one time MP for South Dublin was a cousin.
Emily spent part of her childhood with her mother’s family, the Kirwans of Castlehackett, County Galway, her mother's family, and drew on this as a theme for much of her work.
Emily wrote 19 books on a variety of topics including biography, history, nature studies and poetry as well as some fiction. Although widely read at the time her work is out of favour now apart from her Wild Geese poems. [With The Wild Geese pub 1902]. These poems with their militaristic and Republican connotations are unusual from such a strong Unionist and they became very popular in nationalist circles.
She died at Gomshall, Surrey, Oct. 19th 1913.
Bibliography
A Chelsea Householder (1882)
A Millionaire's cousin (1885)
Ireland: A Study (1885)
Hurrish (1886)
Major Lawrence FLS (1887)
With Essex in Ireland (1890)
Grania (1892)
Maelcho (1894)
Plain Frances Mowbray and Other Tales (1889)
A Colonel of the Empire (1895)
Traits and Confidences (1898)
Atlantic Rhymes & Rhythms (1898)
A Garden Diary (1901)
With The Wild Geese (1902)
Maria Edgeworth (1904)
Book of Gilly (1906)
The Point of View (1909)
The Race of Castlebar (1914) – co-authored with Shan Bullock
The Inalienable Heritage (1914)
Emily spent part of her childhood with her mother’s family, the Kirwans of Castlehackett, County Galway, her mother's family, and drew on this as a theme for much of her work.
Emily wrote 19 books on a variety of topics including biography, history, nature studies and poetry as well as some fiction. Although widely read at the time her work is out of favour now apart from her Wild Geese poems. [With The Wild Geese pub 1902]. These poems with their militaristic and Republican connotations are unusual from such a strong Unionist and they became very popular in nationalist circles.
She died at Gomshall, Surrey, Oct. 19th 1913.
Bibliography
A Chelsea Householder (1882)
A Millionaire's cousin (1885)
Ireland: A Study (1885)
Hurrish (1886)
Major Lawrence FLS (1887)
With Essex in Ireland (1890)
Grania (1892)
Maelcho (1894)
Plain Frances Mowbray and Other Tales (1889)
A Colonel of the Empire (1895)
Traits and Confidences (1898)
Atlantic Rhymes & Rhythms (1898)
A Garden Diary (1901)
With The Wild Geese (1902)
Maria Edgeworth (1904)
Book of Gilly (1906)
The Point of View (1909)
The Race of Castlebar (1914) – co-authored with Shan Bullock
The Inalienable Heritage (1914)
Links of interest include http://www.answers.com/topic/emily-lawless
My poetry
- MANY are praised, and some are fair,
But the fairest of all is She,22 lines, 3 comments - OH, BAD the march, the weary march, beneath these alien skies,
But good the night, the friendly night, that soothes our tired50 lines
