Georgette Agnew
Georgette Agnew | |
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_-_Mrs_Philip_Leslie_Agnew_-_T00158_-_Tate.jpg) Portrait by John Singer Sargent, 1902 | |
| Born | Georgette Alexandra Agnew June 11, 1865 |
| Died | June 12, 1957 (aged 92) |
| Spouse | Philip Agnew (married 1889) |
Georgette Agnew (1865–1957) was an English writer who occasionally published works under the pseudonym Nevin Halys.[1] She was brought up in Egypt.
Literary Works
Agnew's style has been described as "smooth but undistinguished verse",[2] and characterised as having "Dickensian mannerisms".[3] In 1908 she published the novel The night that brings out the stars, which received an unflattering review in The Spectator: "We would suggest to Mrs. Agnew that she should be more sparing of ornament", and compared her writing style to the Della Cruscans.[4] Her plays in The Hut Above the Tarn were described by the same publication in 1930 as being "more suited for acting by amateurs than the professional stage".[5]
She wrote a range of works, including plays, poetry, verse and three romantic novels: The Bread Upon The Waters, The Night That Brings Out The Stars and The Countess.[3][6] During World War II she produced the collections Songs of Love and Grief and Sonnets.[7]
References
- ↑ "Ag - New General Catalog of Old Books & Authors". www.authorandbookinfo.com. Retrieved 2025-11-25.
- ↑ "The Athenaeum". The Anthenaeum (4601): 36. 1916.
- 1 2 Kemp, Sandra; Mitchell, Charlotte; Trotter, David (1997). Edwardian fiction: an Oxford companion. Oxford New York: Oxford university press. ISBN 978-0-19-811760-5.
- ↑ "The Night that Brings Out Stars. By Georgette Agnew". The Spectator. Vol. 100, no. 4160. London. 21 March 1908. p. 466. Retrieved 28 January 2026 – via The Spectator Archive.
- ↑ "The Hut Above the Tarn". The Spectator (newspaper). 12 July 1930. p. 28. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ↑ Daims, Diva; Grimes, Janet; Robinson, Doris (1982). Toward a feminist tradition: an annotated bibliography of novels in English by women, 1891 - 1920. Garland reference library of the humanities. New York: Garland Pub. Co. ISBN 978-0-8240-9523-9.
- ↑ Reilly, Catherine W. (1978). English poetry of the First World War: a bibliography. London: G. Prior. ISBN 978-0-86043-106-0.