Janet Millett (1821–1904) was an English writer about life in
Western Australia
Western Australia (commonly abbreviated as WA) is a state of Australia occupying the western percent of the land area of Australia excluding external territories. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the north and west, the Southern Ocean to th ...
in the 1860s, best known for her book ''
An Australian Parsonage or, the Settler and the Savage in Western Australia''.
Early years
She was born Janet Webster in
Sutton Coldfield
Sutton Coldfield or the Royal Town of Sutton Coldfield, known locally as Sutton ( ), is a town and civil parish in the City of Birmingham, West Midlands, England. The town lies around 8 miles northeast of Birmingham city centre, 9 miles south ...
,
Warwickshire
Warwickshire (; abbreviated Warks) is a county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, and the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare at Stratford-upon-Avon an ...
on 17 July 1821. She was the fourth of nine children of Joseph Webster and Maria Mary Payne.
The Websters were a Presbyterian family who operated a blade mill in
Perry Barr
Perry Barr is a suburban area in north Birmingham, England. It is also the name of a council constituency, managed by its own district committee. Birmingham Perry Barr is also a parliamentary constituency; its Member of Parliament is Khalid Ma ...
,
Birmingham
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, from the 1740s and soon afterwards developed a wire drawing business at Perry Mills. The business flourished from 1842 under the stewardship of
Baron Dickinson Webster, Janet’s older brother. In 1859 Baron amalgamated the business with that of James Horsfall, the inventor of patent steel wire. The Websters specialised in exporting piano wire to Continental Europe and Horsfall specialised in high-tensile wire used in the manufacturing of needles and other items. Baron was successful in the production of the first
transatlantic telegraph cable
Transatlantic telegraph cables were undersea cables running under the Atlantic Ocean for telegraph communications. Telegraphy is now an obsolete form of communication, and the cables have long since been decommissioned, but telephone and data a ...
in 1866 which was laid by the ship
SS ''Great Eastern'' designed by
Isambard Kingdom Brunel
Isambard Kingdom Brunel (; 9 April 1806 – 15 September 1859) was a British civil engineer who is considered "one of the most ingenious and prolific figures in engineering history," "one of the 19th-century engineering giants," and "one ...
, and became a man of prominence.
Janet, aged 32, married a
Church of England
The Church of England (C of E) is the established Christian church in England and the mother church of the international Anglican Communion. It traces its history to the Christian church recorded as existing in the Roman province of Britain ...
clergyman, the Reverend Edward Millett, aged 29, in St Saviour’s Church in the
Manor of Tor Mohun
Tor Mohun (formerly Tor Brewer)Risdon, p.378 is a historic manor and parish on the south coast of Devon, now superseded by the Victorian sea-side resort of Torquay and known as Tormohun, an area within that town. In 1876 the Local Board of Health ...
,
Devon
Devon ( , historically known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South West England. The most populous settlement in Devon is the city of Plymouth, followed by Devon's county town, the city of Exeter. Devon is ...
, on 31 March 1853. Edward was the son of George Millett, a clergyman, and Elizabeth Amelia Agnew and was born in
Bovingdon
Bovingdon is a village in Hertfordshire, England, southwest of Hemel Hempstead, and it is a civil parish within the local authority area of Dacorum. It forms the largest part of the ward of Bovingdon, Flaunden and Chipperfield, which had a po ...
,
Hertfordshire
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, on 23 May 1824. He graduated from
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1546 by Henry VIII, King Henry VIII, Trinity is one of the largest Cambridge colleges, with the largest financial endowment of any college at either Cambridge ...
with a B.A. in 1847.
He followed in his father’s footsteps and was ordained a deacon on 15 June 1851 and became a priest on 6 June 1852.
Edward Millett was the
curate
A curate () is a person who is invested with the ''care'' or ''cure'' (''cura'') ''of souls'' of a parish. In this sense, "curate" means a parish priest; but in English-speaking countries the term ''curate'' is commonly used to describe clergy w ...
of
St Andrew's Church in
Glaston
Glaston is a village in the county of Rutland in the East Midlands of England. The population of the civil parish remained unchanged between the 2001 and the 2011 censuses.
The village's name means 'farm/settlement of Glathr'.
Glaston is abou ...
,
Rutland
Rutland () is a ceremonial county and unitary authority in the East Midlands, England. The county is bounded to the west and north by Leicestershire, to the northeast by Lincolnshire and the southeast by Northamptonshire.
Its greatest len ...
. The couple later lived in
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...
where Edward was the curate at
St Mary's Church, Pembroke
St Mary the Virgin is a church located in the town of Pembroke in Pembrokeshire, west Wales. The church is in the Diocese of St David's within the Church in Wales, and members of the Anglican Communion. Since 2004, it has been a part of the Monk ...
.
Janet and Edward may have been influenced to go to Australia by having attended the
International Exhibition of 1862
The International Exhibition of 1862, or Great London Exposition, was a world's fair. It was held from 1 May to 1 November 1862, beside the gardens of the Royal Horticultural Society, South Kensington, London, England, on a site that now houses ...
where Australia was one of 36 countries represented. They would have seen an impressive collection of Western Australian products and artefacts on display and have studied the descriptive catalogue.
The couple’s decision to go to Western Australia was due to Edward’s ill health for he suffered from a condition called
tic douloureux
A tic is a sudden, repetitive, nonrhythmic motor movement or vocalization involving discrete muscle groups.American Psychiatric Association (2000)DSM-IV-TR: Tourette's Disorder.''Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders'', 4th ed., ...
. This was a terribly painful
neurological disorder
A neurological disorder is any disorder of the nervous system. Structural, biochemical or electrical abnormalities in the brain, spinal cord or other nerves can result in a range of symptoms. Examples of symptoms include paralysis, muscle weakn ...
which caused convulsive face-twitching for which he took morphine to relieve the pain. It was hoped the warmer climate would go some way to improve Edward’s health.
In 1863, Edward accepted the position as colonial
chaplain
A chaplain is, traditionally, a cleric (such as a Minister (Christianity), minister, priest, pastor, rabbi, purohit, or imam), or a laity, lay representative of a religious tradition, attached to a secularity, secular institution (such as a hosp ...
of the
Holy Trinity Church, York, Western Australia.
Arrival in Western Australia
Janet and Edward left England on board the ship ''Tartar'' on 26 August 1863 and arrived in
Fremantle
Fremantle () () is a port city in Western Australia, located at the mouth of the Swan River in the metropolitan area of Perth, the state capital. Fremantle Harbour serves as the port of Perth. The Western Australian vernacular diminutive for ...
110 days later, on 13 December 1863.
In her book, Janet describes her sensation of pleasure at seeing
Rottnest Island
Rottnest Island ( nys, Wadjemup), often colloquially referred to as "Rotto", is a island off the coast of Western Australia, located west of Fremantle. A sandy, low-lying island formed on a base of aeolianite limestone, Rottnest is an A-class ...
off the coast of Fremantle for the first time knowing it was only a matter of a few more hours before the ''Tartar'' would arrive in the town. Her pleasure was somewhat tinged with sadness, however, as she later reflects with compassion on the death of an emigrant’s child who died of illness and a sailor who drowned during the voyage.
Before saying goodbye to Fremantle, Janet gives a vivid description of the new town and the churches in chapter one of her book. They decided to travel to
Perth
Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia. It is the fourth most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a population of 2.1 million (80% of the state) living in Greater Perth in 2020. Perth is ...
by steamboat up the
Swan River. Janet found the journey to her liking and described her first impressions of Perth,
Mount Eliza,
Perth Town Hall
The Perth Town Hall, situated on the corner of Hay and Barrack streets in Perth, Western Australia, is the only town hall built by convicts in Australia. Upon completion it was the tallest structure in Perth.
History
Designed by Richard Roach ...
,
Melville Water
Melville Water is a significant section of the Swan River in Perth, Western Australia. It is located west and downstream of Perth Water, from which it is separated by the Narrows Bridge.
Name
Melville Water was named in 1827 by Captain James ...
,
Bishop's House, the
Barracks of the Pensioner Force and
Government House
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Gover ...
. She also described the fauna and flora which she clearly enjoyed.
Within a few weeks of their arrival Edward had preached at
St George's Cathedral, Perth
St George's Cathedral is the principal Anglican church in the city of Perth, Western Australia, and the mother-church of the Anglican Diocese of Perth. It is located on St Georges Terrace in the centre of the city.
On 26 June 2001 the cath ...
.
Journey to York
Having accustomed themselves to life in the new
Swan River Colony
The Swan River Colony, also known as the Swan River Settlement, or just Swan River, was a British colony established in 1829 on the Swan River, in Western Australia. This initial settlement place on the Swan River was soon named Perth, and it ...
in Fremantle and Perth the couple set off on the journey to
York
York is a cathedral city with Roman origins, sited at the confluence of the rivers Ouse and Foss in North Yorkshire, England. It is the historic county town of Yorkshire. The city has many historic buildings and other structures, such as a ...
to their new residence. Edward had set out from Perth before Janet who followed afterwards with one horse and a maidservant travelling in a hired
dogcart
A dogcart (or dog-cart) is a light horse-drawn vehicle, originally designed for sporting shooters, with a box behind the driver's seat to contain one or more retriever dogs. The dog box could be converted to a second seat. Later variants included ...
, a light
horse-drawn vehicle
A horse-drawn vehicle is a mechanized piece of equipment pulled by one horse or by a team of horses. These vehicles typically had two or four wheels and were used to carry passengers and/or a load. They were once common worldwide, but they have m ...
, driven by a convict. During the journey through some inhospitable countryside she had friendly encounters with convicts and
hounds
A hound is a type of dog that assists hunters by tracking or chasing the animal being hunted.
Hound may also refer to:
* Dog, any dog of the subfamily Caninae
Arts and entertainment
* ''Hounds'' (TV series), a 2012 television comedy series set a ...
. She also got to know a large variety of wild flowers, red-gum trees, eucalyptus trees and shrubs.
Before arriving in York and taking up residency at the parsonage, Janet stopped at the descent of Cut Hill where she had her first view of the ridge of Mount Brown, beneath which was the parsonage.
Life in York
Janet settled into her new life in York which she called Barladong, and became very well known throughout the district. In her book she describes the determination of free settlers and convicts to do well for themselves such as her fascinating story about a French convict who later bought land and did very well. Janet was not a scandal monger, so her stories in ''An Australian Parsonage'' gave no offence.
Janet was captivated by the Aboriginal
Noongar
The Noongar (, also spelt Noongah, Nyungar , Nyoongar, Nyoongah, Nyungah, Nyugah, and Yunga ) are Aboriginal Australian peoples who live in the south-west corner of Western Australia, from Geraldton on the west coast to Esperance on the so ...
people and she describes how they reacted to the new arrivals from
Europe
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. She relates stories that reflect her compassionate nature. On one occasion she was summoned to see a sick Aboriginal friend, Kitty, who was gravely ill. Kitty, with much difficulty pronounced the words, "Will you take my little girl?". "Take Binnahan - make good". Within a few days Kitty passed away and Binnahan came to live with Janet and Edward.
The couple were also welcoming to the Aboriginal man Khourabene who became a loyal friend, as evident by Janet’s frequent warm references to him in her book. She was keen to learn the Aboriginal vocabulary and discovered from Khourabene that the word ‘me-ul’ signified ‘an eye’.
Janet and Edward also enjoyed the companionship of some pet animals, amongst them was a kangaroo named ‘Jacky’; and a possum, or koomal as Aboriginal people called them, called Possie. Janet recalls the occasion when her husband’s strange pet called ‘Timothy’, a Mountain Devil, went missing. Much to the delight of Edward, young ‘Timothy’ was found by a boy and returned. She also helped with the rescue of a poor cow called ‘Mooley’, which had fallen into the river.
Janet was the second clergyman’s wife to accompany her husband to Western Australia in the early stages of the development of the Swan River Colony. The first to do so was Mary Wollaston, the wife of the Rev.
John Ramsden Wollaston who was one of four missionaries who arrived at Fremantle in April 1841, some twenty years earlier. Mary’s journals and letters were never published in book form.
Janet’s husband visited the convict hiring depots and
ticket-of-leave
A ticket of leave was a document of parole issued to convicts who had shown they could now be trusted with some freedoms. Originally the ticket was issued in Britain and later adapted by the United States, Canada, and Ireland.
Jurisdictions ...
men as part of his role as pastor. He also joined in with other local community events as evident by a lecture he gave after a tea-meeting in the Mechanics’ Hall in 1866.
Vilification towards Janet's husband
Janet was deeply troubled after years of hostility and innuendoes towards her husband from
Walkinshaw Cowan
Walkinshaw Cowan (25 December 180822 January 1888) was private secretary to Western Australian Governors John Hutt, Andrew Clarke and Frederick Irwin, then in 1848 he became Guardian of Aborigines and a justice of the peace, and then resident m ...
,
Resident Magistrate of York and Beverley, whose vilification started soon after the couple’s arrival in York. Cowan also withheld stipends due to Edward for his visits to the York Convict Depot, convict road parties and
ticket-of-leave
A ticket of leave was a document of parole issued to convicts who had shown they could now be trusted with some freedoms. Originally the ticket was issued in Britain and later adapted by the United States, Canada, and Ireland.
Jurisdictions ...
men to tend to their welfare needs.
The medication her husband was taking for his neuralgia sometimes resulted in unsteadiness but Cowan deduced from their first meeting that he was a heavy drinker. He therefore conducted a campaign against Edward with the intention of driving him from York and accused Edward of "drunkenness, laziness, general moral delinquency and a diminished sense of responsibility". Edward eventually wrote to the
Colonial Secretary to request an official open inquiry to clear his name. An inquiry followed in York in October 1866, comprising Bishop
Hale
Hale may refer to:
Places Australia
*Hale, Northern Territory, a locality
*Hale River, in southeastern Northern Territory
Canada
*Hale, Ontario, in Algoma District United Kingdom
* Hale, Cumbria, a hamlet near Beetham, Cumbria
*Hale, Greater Man ...
, the Principal Medical Officer in Perth and Magistrate
Edward Wilson Landor, who found in Edward’s favour. Most parishioners supported and respected their minister and no evidence of neglect was found.
Edward’s health did not improve and he resigned as colonial chaplain in July 1868 to return to England.
Return to England
Janet and Edward boarded ''Bridgetown'' at Fremantle bound for England on 11 January 1869.
However, one special memory for Janet to treasure was her favourite spot, which she called Mount Douraking, where she enjoyed taking a party of children into the bush to gather wild flowers called
everlastings.
Well wishes for their return journey to England were evident in a brief extract taken from an article by a York Correspondent featured in The Inquirer and Commercial News a few days before the ''Bridgetown'' sailed from Fremantle, "…I cannot allow Edward to leave the colony without wishing both himself and his no less amiable wife, Janet, every blessing they can desire, and a safe and pleasant voyage to their fatherland. I sincerely trust the change may be conducive of a perfect restoration of the Rev. gentleman’s now delicate health…".
After their arrival in Britain, Janet and Edward were living in
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...
following Edward’s appointment as curate at St Tudwal’s Church,
Llanstadwell
Llanstadwell ( cy, Llanudwal) is a small village, parish and community in south Pembrokeshire, Wales, on the north bank of the River Cleddau between Milford Haven and Neyland.
The community of Llanstadwell includes the settlements of Hazelbeach ...
,
Pembrokeshire
Pembrokeshire ( ; cy, Sir Benfro ) is a Local government in Wales#Principal areas, county in the South West Wales, south-west of Wales. It is bordered by Carmarthenshire to the east, Ceredigion to the northeast, and the rest by sea. The count ...
, from October 1869. The couple then moved to
Kimmeridge
Kimmeridge () is a small village and civil parish on the Isle of Purbeck, a peninsula on the English Channel coast in Dorset, England. It is situated about south of Wareham and west of Swanage. In 2013 the estimated population of the civil p ...
,
Dorset
Dorset ( ; archaically: Dorsetshire , ) is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The ceremonial county comprises the unitary authority areas of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole and Dorset (unitary authority), Dors ...
, in June 1870 where Edward took up an appointment as curate of St Nicholas Church.
Janet and Edward were living in the parsonage adjacent to St Nicholas Church.
Whilst at Kimmeridge, Janet used her journals, diaries and notes of her time in York to write her book ''An Australian Parsonage'', showing a special interest in the Aboriginal Noongar people and their customs and on many other topical subjects. She also wrote two articles at the invitation of
Anne MacKenzie the editor for a London missionary magazine, ''The Net Cast in Many Waters; Sketches from The Life of Missionaries'', regarding missionary schools for Aboriginal children in Western Australia.
In 1873 Janet and Edward left Kimmeridge for
Gautby,
Lincolnshire
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, where Edward took on the role as rector of All Saints Church. After four years of pastoral service there Edward died on 4 January 1876, aged 51 years, and was buried in the churchyard. They did not have any children. ''
Crockford's Clerical Directory'' of the clergy of the
Church of England
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, the
Church in Wales
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The Archbishop of Wales does not have a fixed archiepiscopal see, but serves concurrently as one of the six diocesan bishop ...
, the
Scottish Episcopal Church
The Scottish Episcopal Church ( gd, Eaglais Easbaigeach na h-Alba; sco, Scots Episcopal(ian) Kirk) is the ecclesiastical province of the Anglican Communion in Scotland.
A continuation of the Church of Scotland as intended by King James VI, and ...
and the
Church of Ireland
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includes an entry for Edward showing where he served prior to his time in Gautby.
Janet Millett after 1876
Five years after the death of her husband Janet, aged 59, was living at 26 College Road,
Brighton
Brighton () is a seaside resort and one of the two main areas of the City of Brighton and Hove in the county of East Sussex, England. It is located south of London.
Archaeological evidence of settlement in the area dates back to the Bronze A ...
with her cousin, Amelia Travers. Janet’s occupation is recorded as, "…Income Derived From Mortgages…". In 1886 she moved to
Biggleswade
Biggleswade ( ) is a market town and civil parish in Central Bedfordshire in Bedfordshire, England. It lies on the River Ivel, 11 miles (18 km) south-east of Bedford. Its population was 16,551 in the 2011 United Kingdom census, and its es ...
,
Bedfordshire
Bedfordshire (; abbreviated Beds) is a ceremonial county in the East of England. The county has been administered by three unitary authorities, Borough of Bedford, Central Bedfordshire and Borough of Luton, since Bedfordshire County Council wa ...
, to Richmond Villa, 52 The Baulk. The 1891 and 1901 Janet was living at Richmond Villa on Cemetery Road, and her occupation was recorded as, "…Living on her own means…".
Millett died on 6 October 1904, aged 83, and was buried in the
Drove Road Cemetery, Biggleswade, on 10 October 1904.
A lengthy death notice was printed in the ''Ampthill & District News'', dated 15 October 1904, pays tribute to her, stating that she would be much missed by the poor, to whom she was most charitable and sympathetic during her 18 years in Biggleswade.
Millet's Last Will reads,"…the personal effects of Janet Millett of the Baulk were valued at £1,980.19s.10d. for Probate and these effects were left to her niece, Louisa Janet Webster, spinster…".
Publications
Janet’s book, ''An Australia Parsonage or, the Settler and the Savage in Western Australia'' was published by Edward Stanford, London, in January 1872. Advance copies of the book were made available to selected bookshops as early as December 1871. Glowing book reviews were printed in numerous newspapers and magazines throughout the United Kingdom and Australia during 1872. At least 60 known book reviews for ''An Australian Parsonage'' were published in newspapers in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland from the end of 1871 into 1872. Most reviews occupied many column inches and were consistent in their praise for Janet’s vivid description of her life experiences as the wife of an English clergyman during the five years the couple lived in York. Similarly, in Australia, well over 30 reviews were printed in 1872, in Western Australia,
South Australia
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,
New South Wales
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and
Victoria
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* Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia
* Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada
* Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory
* Victoria, Seychelle ...
.
Janet also wrote two articles at the invitation of the editor of a London missionary magazine called ''The Net Cast in Many Waters; Sketches from The Life of Missionaries''. Both articles ended with an appeal to readers to send assistance to the editor,
Anne MacKenzie, to help support the new Aboriginal Institute, Perth.
Janet’s first article "West Australian Natives", published in two parts in October 1872, and November 1872, describes the relationship Janet and Edward had with the local Aboriginal Noongar people and her impressions of their way of life. This article concludes with reference to the work of the recently established Mission School for Aboriginal children within the Bishop See, Perth. Her friend, Miss Shepherd, the late mistress of the Girls’ School in York was entrusted with the role of matron and superintendent of this new Mission School.
Janet’s second article, "School Life in West Australia", printed in ''The Net'' in October 1873, Janet writes on behalf of Miss Shepherd about everyday life at the Mission School as Miss Shepherd was forced to return home to England in 1873 due to ill health. It is evident Janet and Miss Shepherd kept in contact after Miss Shepherd returned home for Janet and Miss Shepherd sent a donation of £2.00 towards the purchase of a Lectern for St George’s Cathedral, Perth, in March 1879.
Legacy
''
An Australian Parsonage'' is of cultural and historical importance to those researching the early history of Western Australia. In England, it was of particular value as a guide to those seeking to emigrate to Western Australia as Janet describes a vast range of topics from settlers and convicts to animals and plants. The book is of special importance to the community of York as she reminisces about the people of the town and her everyday experiences in the 1860s.
To commemorate the 150th anniversary of York as the oldest inland town in Western Australia a facsimile edition of ''An Australian Parsonage'' was printed in 1980 by the University of Western Australia Press,
UWA Publishing
UWA Publishing, formerly known as the Text Books Board and then University of Western Australia Press, is a Western Australian publisher established in 1935 by the University of Western Australia. It produces a range of non-fiction and fiction t ...
, with an introduction written by
Rica Erickson
Frederica Lucy "Rica" Erickson , née Sandilands, (10 August 1908 – 8 September 2009) was an Australian naturalist, botanical artist, historian, author and teacher. Without any formal scientific training, she wrote extensively on botany and b ...
.
Janet is held in high esteem throughout the community in York. In recognition of her contribution, the
Shire of York
The Shire of York is a local government area in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia, covering an area of just beyond the eastern fringe of Perth's metropolitan area. The Shire's seat of government is the town of York.
History
The Shir ...
named a road after her, Janet Millett Lane, which runs by the Holy Trinity Church.
[Janet Millett Lane. Avon River Walk Trail and Janet Millett Lane , Attraction Tour , York , Western Australia - Australia's Guide]
Janet was also an artist. The painting of the
Holy Trinity Church, York, Western Australia is after a watercolour by her and adorns the jacket of the facsimile edition of her book printed in 1980.
Notes
References
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English expatriates in Australia
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19th-century English women writers