Anne Isabella, Lady Ritchie (née Thackeray; 9 June 1837 – 26 February 1919), eldest daughter of William Makepeace Thackeray, was an English writer, whose several novels were appreciated in their time and made her a central figure on the late Victorian literary scene. She is noted especially as the custodian of her father's literary legacy, and for short fiction that places fairy tale narratives in a Victorian milieu. Her 1885 novel Mrs. Dymond introduced into English the proverb, "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for life."
Anne Isabella Thackeray was born in London, the eldest daughter of William Makepeace Thackeray and his wife Isabella Gethin Shawe (1816–1893). She had two younger sisters: Jane, born in 1839, who died at eight months, and Harriet Marian "Minny" (1840–1875), who married Leslie Stephen in 1869. Anne, whose father called her Anny, spent her childhood in France and England, where she and her sister were accompanied by the future poet Anne Evans.[1]
In 1877, she married her cousin, Richmond Ritchie, who was 17 years her junior.[2] They had two children, Hester and Billy. She was a step-aunt of Virginia Woolf, who penned an obituary of her in the Times Literary Supplement. She is also thought to have inspired the character of Mrs Hilbery in Woolf's Night and Day.[3]
Photo of Lady Ritchie (c. 1890)
Literary careeredit
In 1863, Anne Isabella published The Story of Elizabeth with immediate success.[4] Several other works followed:
The Village on the Cliff (1867)
To Esther, and Other Sketches (1869)
Old Kensington (1873)
Toilers and Spinsters, and Other Essays (1874)
Bluebeard's Keys, and Other Stories (1874)
Five Old Friends (1875)
Madame de Sévigné (1881), a biography with literary excerpts[5]
In other writings, she made unusual use of old folk stories to depict modern situations and occurrences, such as Sleeping Beauty, Cinderella and Little Red Riding Hood.
She also wrote the five novels:
Miss Angel (1875)
From An Island (1877), a semi-autobiographical novella
Miss Williamson's Divagations (1881)
A Book of Sibyls: Mrs. Barbauld, Mrs. Opie, Miss Edgeworth, Miss Austen (1883)
Mrs. Dymond (1885; reprinted in 1890)
Referencesedit
^Virginia Blain, Patricia Clements and Isobel Grundy: The Feminist Companion to Literature in English. Women Writers from the Middle Ages to the Present Day (London: Batsford, 1990), "Anne Evans", p. 346.
^Kaul, Chandrika. "Ritchie, Sir Richmond Thackeray Willoughby". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/35764. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
^D. J. Taylor, "Ritchie , Anne Isabella, Lady Ritchie (1837–1919)." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, edited by H. C. G. Matthew and Brian Harrison. Oxford: OUP, 2004. Online editor: Lawrence Goldman, May 2006.
^Foreign Classics for English Readers (William Blackwood & Sons) - Book Series List. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
Bibliographyedit
Auerbach, Nina; Knoepflmacher, U.C. (1993). Forbidden Journeys. University of Chicago Press. ISBN0-226-03204-3.
Martin, Ann (2006). Red Riding Hood and the Wolf in Bed Modernism's Fairy Tales. University of Toronto Press. ISBN0-8020-9086-9.
Anne Isabella Thackeray Ritchie (1999). Chapters from Some Memoirs. Adamant Media Corporation. ISBN0-543-92098-4.
"Introduction" by Anne Thackeray Ritchie in Our Village, fully and openly available online in the Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature Digital Collection
Works by Anne Isabella Thackeray Ritchie at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
"Archival material relating to Anne Isabella Thackeray Ritchie". UK National Archives.
Anne Isabella Thackeray at Victorian Web
December 03, 2023
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Anne Isabella Lady Ritchie nee Thackeray 9 June 1837 26 February 1919 eldest daughter of William Makepeace Thackeray was an English writer whose several novels were appreciated in their time and made her a central figure on the late Victorian literary scene She is noted especially as the custodian of her father s literary legacy and for short fiction that places fairy tale narratives in a Victorian milieu Her 1885 novel Mrs Dymond introduced into English the proverb Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day teach a man to fish and you feed him for life Anne Isabella Thackeray RitchieAnne Ritchie in May 1870BornAnne Isabella Thackeray 1837 06 09 9 June 1837London EnglandDied26 February 1919 1919 02 26 aged 81 OccupationWriterSpouseRichmond RitchieChildren2ParentsWilliam Makepeace Thackeray father Isabella Gethin Shawe mother RelativesHarriet Stephen sister Contents 1 Life 2 Literary career 3 References 4 Bibliography 5 External linksLife editAnne Isabella Thackeray was born in London the eldest daughter of William Makepeace Thackeray and his wife Isabella Gethin Shawe 1816 1893 She had two younger sisters Jane born in 1839 who died at eight months and Harriet Marian Minny 1840 1875 who married Leslie Stephen in 1869 Anne whose father called her Anny spent her childhood in France and England where she and her sister were accompanied by the future poet Anne Evans 1 In 1877 she married her cousin Richmond Ritchie who was 17 years her junior 2 They had two children Hester and Billy She was a step aunt of Virginia Woolf who penned an obituary of her in the Times Literary Supplement She is also thought to have inspired the character of Mrs Hilbery in Woolf s Night and Day 3 nbsp Photo of Lady Ritchie c 1890 Literary career editIn 1863 Anne Isabella published The Story of Elizabeth with immediate success 4 Several other works followed The Village on the Cliff 1867 To Esther and Other Sketches 1869 Old Kensington 1873 Toilers and Spinsters and Other Essays 1874 Bluebeard s Keys and Other Stories 1874 Five Old Friends 1875 Madame de Sevigne 1881 a biography with literary excerpts 5 In other writings she made unusual use of old folk stories to depict modern situations and occurrences such as Sleeping Beauty Cinderella and Little Red Riding Hood She also wrote the five novels Miss Angel 1875 From An Island 1877 a semi autobiographical novella Miss Williamson s Divagations 1881 A Book of Sibyls Mrs Barbauld Mrs Opie Miss Edgeworth Miss Austen 1883 Mrs Dymond 1885 reprinted in 1890 References edit Virginia Blain Patricia Clements and Isobel Grundy The Feminist Companion to Literature in English Women Writers from the Middle Ages to the Present Day London Batsford 1990 Anne Evans p 346 Kaul Chandrika Ritchie Sir Richmond Thackeray Willoughby Oxford Dictionary of National Biography online ed Oxford University Press doi 10 1093 ref odnb 35764 Subscription or UK public library membership required D J Taylor Ritchie Anne Isabella Lady Ritchie 1837 1919 Oxford Dictionary of National Biography edited by H C G Matthew and Brian Harrison Oxford OUP 2004 Online editor Lawrence Goldman May 2006 British Library Foreign Classics for English Readers William Blackwood amp Sons Book Series List Retrieved 3 June 2017 Bibliography editAuerbach Nina Knoepflmacher U C 1993 Forbidden Journeys University of Chicago Press ISBN 0 226 03204 3 Martin Ann 2006 Red Riding Hood and the Wolf in Bed Modernism s Fairy Tales University of Toronto Press ISBN 0 8020 9086 9 Anne Isabella Thackeray Ritchie 1999 Chapters from Some Memoirs Adamant Media Corporation ISBN 0 543 92098 4 Introduction by Anne Thackeray Ritchie in Our Village fully and openly available online in the Baldwin Library of Historical Children s Literature Digital Collection Garnett Henrietta 2004 Anny A Life of Anny Thackeray Ritchie London Chatto amp Windus ISBN 0 7011 7129 4 Bloom Abigail Burnham Maynard John eds 1994 Anne Thackeray Ritchie Journals and Letters Columbus Ohio State Univ Press ISBN 9780814206386 Aplin John The Inheritance of Genius A Thackeray Family Biography 1798 1875 Lutterworth Press 2010 ISBN 978 07188 9224 1 Aplin John Memory and Legacy A Thackeray Family Biography 1876 1919 Lutterworth Press 2011 ISBN 978 07188 9225 8 Aplin John editor The Correspondence and Journals of the Thackeray Family 5 vols Pickering amp Chatto 2011 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Anne Isabella Thackeray Ritchie nbsp Wikisource has original works by or about Anne Isabella Thackeray Ritchie Works by Anne Thackeray Ritchie at Project Gutenberg Works by Miss Thackeray at Project Gutenberg Works by or about Anne Thackeray Ritchie at Internet Archive Works by Anne Isabella Thackeray Ritchie at LibriVox public domain audiobooks nbsp Genealogy of Anne Thackeray Ritchie Archival material relating to Anne Isabella Thackeray Ritchie UK National Archives nbsp Anne Isabella Thackeray at Victorian Web Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Anne 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