{"product_id":"julia-wedgwood-the-unexpected-victorian-the-life-and-writing-of-a-remarkable-female-intellectual-9781839988592","title":"Julia Wedgwood, the Unexpected Victorian: The Life and Writing of a Remarkable Female Intellectual","description":"\u003cp\u003eJulia Wedgwood (1833-1913) was a leading Victorian female non-fiction writer who ventured fearlessly into the reserved territory of the Victorian \"man of letters\", writing about the Classical world, Darwinism, German Biblical criticism, moral philosophy, theology and science as well as literature and history. Her successful debut as a novelist was halted by her father's objections. Non-fiction proved a more congenial métier and she was a regular contributor to the \u003cem\u003eSpectator\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eContemporary Review\u003c\/em\u003e and other upmarket periodicals. Her books include \u003cem\u003eThe Moral Ideal \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Message of Israel\u003c\/em\u003e and biographies of John Wesley and her great grandfather, Josiah Wedgwood.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBased on her extensive correspondence this biography also considers the tensions in her family life, the challenges she faced in establishing an unconventional, independent household and the impact of her deafness. Her wide, eclectic circle of friends included Harriet Martineau, Mrs Gaskell, her uncle Charles Darwin and his family, Browning who might have married her, F.D. Maurice, George Eliot, Frances Power Cobbe, Arthur Munby, Mary Everest Boole, Richard Hutton and the young E.M. Forster. She also played a significant role in Victorian feminism. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAmongst the many themes explored are the pioneering days of women's higher education and first wave feminism, feminist theology and the significance of female friendships, Christian Socialism, Darwinism, idealism and Victorian agnosticism, spiritualism, antivivisectionism, periodical writing, perceptions of the Classical world, the impact of German Biblical criticism and the Wedgwood family's sense of itself and its history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-10477264\"\u003eSue Brown\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Anthem Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/07\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.13lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.79d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781839988592\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1839988592\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-LIT\"\u003eLiterary Criticism\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-LIT004290\"\u003eWomen Authors\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS058000\"\u003eWomen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-LIT\"\u003eLiterary Criticism\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-LIT024040\"\u003eModern | 19th Century\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSue Brown is an independent scholar based in London. She has published \u003cem\u003eJoseph Severn: A Life. The Rewards of Friendship\u003c\/em\u003e (2009), \u003cem\u003eSmall Island, Great Riches: the Life of Paul Asciak: Tenor and Teacher from Malta \u003c\/em\u003e(2010) and many articles on Severn, Browning, Julia Wedgwood and Gladstone.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anthem Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44543154421997,"sku":"9781839988592","price":55.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_4baba99a-4e03-4b52-aaf9-2d024744070c.jpg?v=1701538532","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/es\/products\/julia-wedgwood-the-unexpected-victorian-the-life-and-writing-of-a-remarkable-female-intellectual-9781839988592","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}