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Julia Kavanagh (1824 – 1877) was an Irish novelist, born at Thurles in Tipperary, Ireland—then part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. Her numerous contributions to literature have classified her as one of the non-canonical minor novelist of the Victorian period (1837–1901). Although she is mainly known for the novel and tales she wrote, she also published important non-fiction works that explored the theme of female political, moral and philosophical contributions to society.

Works

The scenes of Kavanagh's stories are almost always set in France. Her style is domestic, simple and pleasing, aimed at younger woman readers; her main characters tend to be strong independent and resourceful women. She was popular and had a loyal readership. She was also a prolific contributor to periodical literature, and also wrote many biographical sketches. Modern scholars see a pronounced awareness of gender politics in Kavanagh's writing and view her as a writer whose works consciously exposed the anomalies of social and sexual difference while still adhering to the conventions of the time.

Her works include:

  • The Three Paths (1847)
  • Madeleine, a Tale of Auvergne (1848)
  • Women in France during the Eighteenth Century (1850)
  • Nathalie (1851)
  • Women of Christianity (1852)
  • Daisy Burns (1853)
  • Rachel Gray (1855)
  • Grace Lee (1855)
  • Adele (1857)
  • A Summer and Winter in the Two Sicilies (1858)
  • Seven Years and Other Tales (1859)
  • French Women of Letters (1862)
  • English Women of Letters (1862)
  • Queen Mab (1863)
  • Beatrice (1865)
  • Dora (1868)
  • Silvia (1870)
  • Bessie (1872)
  • John Dorrien (1875)
  • The Pearl Fountain and Other Fairy Tales (1877)
  • Forget-Me-Nots (1878, posthumous edition, preface by C. W. Wood)

Journals: contributions of non-fiction<ref name="Fauset" />

  • 'The Montyon Prizes' in Chambers Miscellany. (1846)
  • 'The French Working Classes' in People's Journal. (1846)
  • 'Prizes of Virtue in France' in People's Journal. (1846)
  • 'Literature of the Working Classes of France' in People's Journal. (1847)

Journals: contributions of short stories<ref name="Fauset" />

  • Chambers Edinburgh Journal (All reprinted in Seven Years and Other Tales)
    • 'Gaiety and Gloom', (1847)
    • 'Young France', (1847)
    • 'Soirée in a Porter's Lodge', (1847)
    • 'The Cheap Excursion', (1847)
    • 'The Mysterious Lodger', (1847)
    • 'A Comedy in a Courtyard', (1847)
  • Household Words (Also reprinted in a revised form in Seven Years and Other Tales)
    • 'An Excellent Opportunity', (1850)
  • Temple Bar
    • 'Mimi's Sin', (1868)
    • 'By the Well', (1868)
    • 'My Brother Leonard', (1869)
    • 'By the Well', (1869)
  • All the Year Round (Reprinted in Forget-Me-Nots )
    • 'Sister Anne' (1868)
  • Argosy (All reprinted in Forget-Me-Nots and Littell's Living Age )
    • 'Miller of Manneville', (1872)
    • 'Nina, the Witch', (1873)
    • 'Clement's Love', (1877)
    • Story of a Letter', (1878)
    • 'Perpétue: A sketch', (1878)
  • Littell's Living Age
    • 'Annette's Love Story' (1870)
    • 'Story of Monique' (1876)




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