Born at Bromley-by-Bow, then in Essex, now in London, she was the youngest daughter of Thomas Drane, an East Indian mercantile executive, and brought up in the Anglican faith. She was taught initially at home and then for two years at a Kensington school. Her father's extensive library encouraged her reading and studying habits. The family moved to Babbacombe, Devon, when she was 14.[1]
Drane wrote, and published anonymously, an essay questioning the morality of Tractarianism, which was attributed to John Henry Newman. Her major works in prose and verse are: The History of Saint Dominic (1857; enlarged edition, 1891); The Life of St Catherine of Siena (1880; 2nd ed., 1899); Christian Schools and Scholars (1867); The Knights of St John (1858); Songs in the Night and Other Poems (1876); and the Three Chancellors (1859), a sketch of the lives of William of Wykeham, William of Waynflete and Sir Thomas More.[2]
A complete list of her writings appears in Memoir of Mother Francis Raphael, O.SD., Augusta Theodosia Drane, edited by B. Wilberforce, O.P. (London, 1895).[2]
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Works by Augusta Theodosia Drane at LibriVox (public domain audiobooks)
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^ abAnselm Nye: "Drane, Augusta Theodosia..." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford, 2004). Retrieved 28 December 2018.
^ abcOne or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Drane, Augusta Theodosia". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 8 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 546.
January 01, 1970
augusta, theodosia, drane, december, 1823, april, 1894, english, writer, roman, catholic, became, religious, writer, poet, contents, life, works, external, links, referenceslife, editborn, bromley, then, essex, london, youngest, daughter, thomas, drane, east, . Augusta Theodosia Drane 28 December 1823 29 April 1894 was an English writer and Roman Catholic nun 1 She became a religious writer and a poet Augusta Theodosia Drane Contents 1 Life 2 Works 3 External links 4 ReferencesLife editBorn at Bromley by Bow then in Essex now in London she was the youngest daughter of Thomas Drane an East Indian mercantile executive and brought up in the Anglican faith She was taught initially at home and then for two years at a Kensington school Her father s extensive library encouraged her reading and studying habits The family moved to Babbacombe Devon when she was 14 1 Drane was influenced by Tractarian teachings and joined the Catholic Church in Tiverton around 1850 In 1852 after a six month stay in Rome she joined the third order of St Dominic to which she belonged for over forty years She was prioress of the convent in Stone Staffordshire where she died aged 70 2 Works editDrane wrote and published anonymously an essay questioning the morality of Tractarianism which was attributed to John Henry Newman Her major works in prose and verse are The History of Saint Dominic 1857 enlarged edition 1891 The Life of St Catherine of Siena 1880 2nd ed 1899 Christian Schools and Scholars 1867 The Knights of St John 1858 Songs in the Night and Other Poems 1876 and the Three Chancellors 1859 a sketch of the lives of William of Wykeham William of Waynflete and Sir Thomas More 2 A complete list of her writings appears in Memoir of Mother Francis Raphael O SD Augusta Theodosia Drane edited by B Wilberforce O P London 1895 2 External links editWorks by Augusta Theodosia Drane at LibriVox public domain audiobooks nbsp References edit a b Anselm Nye Drane Augusta Theodosia Oxford Dictionary of National Biography Oxford 2004 Retrieved 28 December 2018 a b c nbsp One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Drane Augusta Theodosia Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 8 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 546 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Augusta Theodosia Drane amp oldid 1194339617, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
