Louey Chisholm
Louey Chisholm (Louise Charlotte Jack, née Steinitz;[1] 1863[2] – 28 October 1948)[3] was a British writer, editor, and publisher of books for children.[4]
Life
[edit]Louise Charlotte Steinitz was born in 1863, the daughter of German and Scottish parents.[3] Her father was Reverend J. J. Steinitz.[5] She was educated in Dollar and Edinburgh.[3]
She married Edwin Chisholm Jack, a publisher, on 28 June 1894.[5] He encouraged her interest in poetry and storytelling for children.[3] The couple lived in Edinburgh, where Louise was active in the Edinburgh Poetry Club, and the local branch of the Scottish Association for the Speaking of Verse.[3] They had a house built for them by Robert Lorimer, moving later to a terrace house in Morningside.[3] Her close friends included art historian James Caw, writer Herbert Read, and artist Henry John Lintott.[3] The Scotsman described her as "a woman of exceptional gifts of understanding, of poetic apprehension, and quick sympathy".[3]
As Louey Chisholm, she edited two volumes of fairytales: In Fairyland (1904) and The Enchanted Land (1906).[3] These were illustrated by Katherine Cameron, and were successful.[3] Also in 1906, she published Golden Staircase, an anthology of poetry for children.[3] Chisholm subsequently conceived the Told to the Children[6] and Shown to the Children series which, according to The Scotsman, "had a great vogue, and became, and continued, for many years a model of what such things might and could be".[3] She credited the success of the books to their illustrations.[7] The Shown to the Children series included works on "Beasts", flowers, birds, the sea-shore, the farm, trees, nest and eggs, butterflies and moths, stars, gardens, and bees.[8]
In 1910, The Bookman described Chisholm as:
an excellent hand at the retelling of familiar fairy tales... While retaining the spirit and poetry of the stories, she contrives to express them in language suitable for the comprehension of a youthful audience...[9]
The couple's daughter, Marie Winifred Jack (1895–1988), was the subject of a portrait by Henry John Lintott, exhibited at the RSA Annual Exhibition of 1920.[1]
Louise Charlotte Jack died on 28 October 1948.[3][10] She left money to The Thistle Foundation, Edinburgh Old People's Welfare Council. Mothers’ Welfare Clinic, and St Saviour's Child Garden, Canongate, Edinburgh.[11]
Selected bibliography
[edit]- In Fairyland (1904)
- Told to the Children Series, edited by Louey Chisholm (1905–1909)[12]
- Shown to the Children Series, edited by Louey Chisholm (from 1906)
- The Enchanted Land, with pictures by Katharine Cameron (1906)
- The Golden Staircase: Poems and Verses for Children, chosen by Louey Chisholm, with Pictures by M. Dibdin Spooner (1907)
- Simple Susan, re-told by Louey Chisholm (1910)
- Wordsworth Thoughts, selected by Louey Chisholm (1910)
- Nursery Rhymes, chosen by Louey Chisholm, with pictures by F.M.B. Blaikie (1911)
- Nursery Rhymes, chosen by Louey Chisholm, and Fables, re-told for children by Lena Dalkeith (1940)
External links
[edit]- Works by Louey Chisholm at Internet Archive
- Fairytales by Louey Chisholm
- Painting of Charlotte Louise Jack[3] by Henry John Lintott at Art UK
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Winifred, Daughter of Edwin C Jack Esq | Art UK". artuk.org. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
- ^ "Scotland, Modern And Civil Deaths & Burials 1855-2024". Find My Past. 1948. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Death of Mrs E. C. Jack". The Scotsman. 29 October 1948. p. 4.
- ^ "Louey Chisholm | Fairy Tales at CU Boulder | University of Colorado Boulder". www.colorado.edu. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
- ^ a b "Scotland, Newspaper Marriage & Anniversary Notices". www.findmypast.co.uk. 29 June 1894. Retrieved 2024-08-19.
- ^ ""Told to the Children"". Children's Paper. 1 April 1921. p. 24.
- ^ The Review of Reviews. Robarts - University of Toronto. Melbourne. 1 March 1908. p. 282.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Henderson, J. A.; Kelman, Janet Harvey; Allen, Olive (1912). Gardens shown to the children. New York Public Library. London: T.C. & E.C. Jack.
- ^ The Bookman 1910: Vol 39 Supplement. Internet Archive. Hodder And Stoughton Ltd Mill Rd. 1910. p. 63.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ "England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1858-2019". Find My Past. 1949.
- ^ "Edinburgh Wills and Estates". Edinburgh Evening News. 26 March 1949. p. 3.
- ^ The Cambridge guide to children's books in English. Internet Archive. Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press. 2001. ISBN 978-0-521-55064-2.
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