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== Works ==
== Works ==
Barlow published under her own name and under the pseudonym Felix Ryark. She co-wrote with her father under the pseudonym Antares Skorpios.<ref>{{Cite book|title=A Brilliant Void: A Selection of Classic Irish Science Fiction|last=Fennell|first=Jack|publisher=Tramp Press|year=2018|isbn=978-1-9997008-5-0|pages=261}}</ref> Barlow's novel and poetry collections include:
Barlow published under her own name and under the pseudonym Felix Ryark. She co-wrote with her father under the pseudonym Antares Skorpios.<ref>{{Cite book|title=A Brilliant Void: A Selection of Classic Irish Science Fiction|last=Fennell|first=Jack|publisher=Tramp Press|year=2018|isbn=978-1-9997008-5-0|pages=261}}</ref> Barlow's novels and poetry collections include:


*''History of a World of Immortals Without a God'' (1891), as Antares Skorpios<ref>{{Cite book|title=A Brilliant Void: A Selection of Classic Irish Science Fiction|last=Fennell|first=Jack|publisher=Tramp Press|year=2018|isbn=978-1-9997008-5-0|pages=126}}</ref>
* ''History of a World of Immortals Without a God'' (McGee, 1891), as Antares Skorpios<ref>{{Cite book|title=A Brilliant Void: A Selection of Classic Irish Science Fiction|last=Fennell|first=Jack|publisher=Tramp Press|year=2018|isbn=978-1-9997008-5-0|pages=126}}</ref>
*''Bog-land Studies'' (1892)
* ''Bog-land Studies'' ([[T. Fisher Unwin|Unwin]], 1892)
*''Irish Idylls'' (1892) – went into nine editions
* ''Irish Idylls'' ([[Hodder & Stoughton]], 1892) — went into nine editions
*''The End of Elfintown'' (Macmillan, 1894) – fairy poetry illustrated by [[Laurence Housman]], {{LCCN|02006329}}
* ''The End of Elfintown'' ([[Macmillan Publishers|Macmillan]], 1894) — fairy poetry illustrated by [[Laurence Housman]], {{LCCN|02006329}}
* ''Kerrigan's Quality'' (1894)
* ''Kerrigan's Quality'' (Hodder & Stoughton, 1894) — with 8 illustrations
* ''The Battle of the Frogs and Mice'' (1894) — illustrations by Francis Bedford
* ''The Battle of the Frogs and Mice'' ([[Methuen Publishing|Methuen]], 1894) — illustrations by [[Francis Donkin Bedford]]
* ''Strangers at Lisconnell, a Second Series of Irish Idylls'' (1895)
* ''Strangers at Lisconnell, a Second Series of Irish Idylls'' (1895)
* ''Mrs. Martin's company and other stories'' (1896)
* ''Maureen's Fairing, and other stories'' ([[J. M. Dent|Dent]], 1895) — illustrations by [[Bertha Newcombe]]
* ''Mrs. Martin's company and other stories'' (Dent, 1896)
*''A Creel of Irish Stories'' (1897)
*''From the East unto the West'' (1898)
* ''A Creel of Irish Stories'' (Methuen, 1897)
*''From the Land of the Shamrock'' (Methuen, 1900) (Short Stories)
* ''From the East unto the West'' (Methuen, 1898)
* ''From the Land of the Shamrock'' (Methuen, 1900) — short stories
*''Ghost-Bereft'' (1901)
* ''Ghost-Bereft, with Other Stories and Studies in Verse'' ([[Smith, Elder & Co.]], 1901)
* ''The Founding of Fortunes'' (1902)
*''By Beach and Bog Land'' (1905)
* ''The Founding of Fortunes'' (Methuen, 1902)
*''Irish Neighbours'' (1907)
* ''By Beach and Bog Land'' (Unwin, 1905)
* ''Irish Neighbours'' ([[Hutchinson (publisher)|Hutchinson]], 1907)
*''The Mockers and Other Verses'' (1908)
* ''The Mockers and Other Verses'' ([[George Allen (publisher)|Allen]], 1908)
* ''A Strange Land'' (Hutchinson, 1908), as Felix Ryark – a "lost race" tale<ref name=SFE>[http://sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/barlow_jane o’s YouthThe Encyclopedia of Science Fiction]</ref>
* ''A Strange Land'' (Hutchinson, 1908), as Felix Ryark — a "lost race" tale<ref name=SFE>[http://sf-encyclopedia.com/entry/barlow_jane The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction]</ref>
*''Irish Ways'' (1909)
* ''Irish Ways'' (Allen, 1909) — illustrations by [[Warwick Goble]]
*''Doings and Dealings'' (1913)
*''Between Doubting and Daring'' (1916)
* ''Doings and Dealings'' (Hutchinson, 1913)
* ''Between Doubting and Daring'' ([[Blackwell's|Blackwell]], 1916)
*''In Mio's Youth'' (1917)
* ''In Mio's Youth'' (Hutchinson, 1917)

In the United States, Barlow's works were published by [[Dodd, Mead & Co.]]


== References ==
== References ==

Revision as of 10:49, 4 January 2023

Jane Barlow
A portrait of Jane Barlow from a photograph by Lafayette Studio (1903).
A portrait of Jane Barlow from a photograph by Lafayette Studio (1903).
BornJane Barlow
(1856-10-17)17 October 1856
Clontarf, County Dublin, Ireland
Died17 April 1917(1917-04-17) (aged 60)
Bray, County Wicklow
Pen nameFelix Ryark
Antares Skorpios
OccupationWriter
NationalityIrish
Signature
Jane Barlow
A portrait of Jane Barlow as painted by her friend, Irish painter Sarah Purser, in 1894. The painting is held by Hugh Lane Gallery in Dublin, Ireland.

Jane Barlow (17 October 1856 – 17 April 1917) was an Irish writer, noted for her novels and poems describing the lives of the Irish peasantry, chiefly about Lisconnel and Ballyhoy, in relation to both landlords and the Great Famine.

Life

Barlow was the second child and eldest daughter of Rev. James William Barlow, vice-provost of Trinity College, Dublin. Born in Dollymount, Clontarf, County Dublin, she spent most of her life living in Raheny, then a village in County Dublin, in the house in the townland of Ballyhoy which then was called "The Cottage":

The house was known by various names over the years, as "Ballyhoy", "The Cottage" and "Raheny House". Built in the 18th century originally with a thatched roof, another wing was added in the 1840s. [...] In 1986, it became the Garda Siochána Retirement Home and the original house was incorporated into the new additions.[1][2][3]

She was educated by the family's governess and her father. She became proficient in French and German, and was a talented classical scholar and an accomplished pianist. She travelled much throughout Ireland, and in her twenties visited Italy, France, Greece, and Turkey.[4]

"Miss Barlow" had great success with the collection of stories Irish Idylls (1892). Running into nine editions, it was read in France, Germany, Britain and America. When the University of Dublin first began to grant degrees to women, Barlow was one of the first "to receive the highest honorary distinction that ancient seat of learning could bestow", a Doctor of Letters (D. Litt.).[5] She was a contributor to the National Literary Society in Dublin and was friends with Katharine Tynan and Sarah Purser, who painted her portrait in 1894.[4]

After the death of her father in 1913 she and her siblings moved to Bray, County Wicklow. By this time she was suffering from poor health and low spirits, but she continued with her writing. She died in Bray, on 17 April 1917. In its glowing obituary (18 April, 1917) The Irish Times reported nothing of her health, nor a cause of death.[3]

Barlow was a member of the Society for Psychical Research for more than 25 years.[5] Shortly before her death, she was elected to its Committee of Reference and Publication.[6]

Works

Barlow published under her own name and under the pseudonym Felix Ryark. She co-wrote with her father under the pseudonym Antares Skorpios.[7] Barlow's novels and poetry collections include:

  • History of a World of Immortals Without a God (McGee, 1891), as Antares Skorpios[8]
  • Bog-land Studies (Unwin, 1892)
  • Irish Idylls (Hodder & Stoughton, 1892) — went into nine editions
  • The End of Elfintown (Macmillan, 1894) — fairy poetry illustrated by Laurence Housman, LCCN 02-6329
  • Kerrigan's Quality (Hodder & Stoughton, 1894) — with 8 illustrations
  • The Battle of the Frogs and Mice (Methuen, 1894) — illustrations by Francis Donkin Bedford
  • Strangers at Lisconnell, a Second Series of Irish Idylls (1895)
  • Maureen's Fairing, and other stories (Dent, 1895) — illustrations by Bertha Newcombe
  • Mrs. Martin's company and other stories (Dent, 1896)
  • A Creel of Irish Stories (Methuen, 1897)
  • From the East unto the West (Methuen, 1898)
  • From the Land of the Shamrock (Methuen, 1900) — short stories
  • Ghost-Bereft, with Other Stories and Studies in Verse (Smith, Elder & Co., 1901)
  • The Founding of Fortunes (Methuen, 1902)
  • By Beach and Bog Land (Unwin, 1905)
  • Irish Neighbours (Hutchinson, 1907)
  • The Mockers and Other Verses (Allen, 1908)
  • A Strange Land (Hutchinson, 1908), as Felix Ryark — a "lost race" tale[9]
  • Irish Ways (Allen, 1909) — illustrations by Warwick Goble
  • Doings and Dealings (Hutchinson, 1913)
  • Between Doubting and Daring (Blackwell, 1916)
  • In Mio's Youth (Hutchinson, 1917)

In the United States, Barlow's works were published by Dodd, Mead & Co.

References

  1. ^ Notification of the North Central Area Committee Dublin, February 2013, page 18.
  2. ^ Boylan, Henry (1998). A Dictionary of Irish Biography, 3rd Edition. Dublin: Gill and MacMillan. p. 12. ISBN 0-7171-2945-4.
  3. ^ a b "Death of Miss Jane Barlow". The Irish Times. 18 April 1917. Page 2.
  4. ^ a b Dictionary of Irish Biography
  5. ^ a b "Obituary. Miss Jane Barlow, D.Litt". Journal of the Society for Psychical Research. 18 (337): 49. 1917.
  6. ^ "Meetings of the Council". Journal of the Society for Psychical Research. 18 (335): 12. 1917.
  7. ^ Fennell, Jack (2018). A Brilliant Void: A Selection of Classic Irish Science Fiction. Tramp Press. p. 261. ISBN 978-1-9997008-5-0.
  8. ^ Fennell, Jack (2018). A Brilliant Void: A Selection of Classic Irish Science Fiction. Tramp Press. p. 126. ISBN 978-1-9997008-5-0.
  9. ^ The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
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