Drift

Nealis Jean E U (Jean Elizabeth Ursula), 1842-1910;with a preface by Mrs. James Sadlier.

Published by T. O'Brien, Saint John], N.B., 1884

About this Item

red,gilt decorated cloth, 98 pages .beveled edges, light scattered foxing, light wear at corners, Mrs. Jean E.U. Nealis, born, Fredericton N.B. Sept 25 1842. married Hugh Nealis in 1864. The preface was written by Irish-American immigrant Mary Anne Madden Sadlier (born Cootehill,Co. Cavan 1820) She was an editor, publisher, businesswoman and prolific writer and translator- authoring sixty volumes of novels, short stories, plays, children's texts and translations of French romances and religious works.The only daughter of a successful English engineer and cartographer, Jane Elizabeth Ursula Wilkinson (1842-1910) enjoyed a quiet childhood in Fredericton where her mother, of United Empire Loyalist stock, was noted for her wild flower illustrations. Musically talented, she became organist at Christ Church Cathedral in Fredericton.Anthologized in: Lockhart, THE HARP OF ACADIA (1923); Maxwell, THE RIVER ST. JOHN AND ITS POETS (1947). Seller Inventory # 1125558145

Bibliographic Details

Title: Drift

Publisher: T. O'Brien, Saint John], N.B.

Publication Date: 1884

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: no d.j. as Issued

Edition: 1st Edition