George Alfred Lawrence was born at Buxted, Sussex, the eldest child of Rev. Alfred Charnley Lawrence, Curate of Uxfield Chapel, Buxted, and Lady Emily Finch-Hatton (1797-1868), daughter of George Finch-Hatton and Lady Elizabeth Murray. She was also the sister of George William Finch-Hatton, 5th Earl of Nottingham and 10th Earl of Winchilsea.[1]
In 1857 he published anonymously a first novel, Guy Livingstone, "portraying a more violent picture of Rugby School than Thomas Hughes."[4] This gained great popularity. He went on to write several more tales in what has been called the "muscular school" of novel-writing,[4] introducing into English fiction a beau sabreur type of hero, great in sport and love and war. Sword and Gown (1859), for example, "is a bigamy story, climaxing in the Charge of the Light Brigade".[4] The gentleman protagonist of Barren Honour. A Tale (1862) dies in a shipwreck. It has been called "a study of magnificently chivalrous self-destruction".[4]
On the outbreak of the American Civil War Lawrence went to America with the intention of joining the Confederate Army. He was taken prisoner and only released on promising to return to England. He travelled much in later years and died in Edinburgh.
Writingsedit
Other works include:
Sword and Gown (1859)
Barren honour (1862)
Blanche Ellerslie's ending
Border and bastille (1863)
Sans merci; or, Kestrels and falcons (1866)
Brakespeare; or The fortunes of a free lance (1868)
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Lawrence, George Alfred". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 16 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 305.
george, alfred, lawrence, march, 1827, september, 1876, british, novelist, barrister, contents, biography, writings, notes, references, external, linksbiography, edit, born, buxted, sussex, eldest, child, alfred, charnley, lawrence, curate, uxfield, chapel, bu. George Alfred Lawrence 25 March 1827 23 September 1876 was a British novelist and barrister Contents 1 Biography 2 Writings 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksBiography editGeorge Alfred Lawrence was born at Buxted Sussex the eldest child of Rev Alfred Charnley Lawrence Curate of Uxfield Chapel Buxted and Lady Emily Finch Hatton 1797 1868 daughter of George Finch Hatton and Lady Elizabeth Murray She was also the sister of George William Finch Hatton 5th Earl of Nottingham and 10th Earl of Winchilsea 1 He was educated at Rugby and at Balliol College Oxford and in 1851 married Mary Ann Georgiana Kirwan daughter of Patrick Kirwan and Louisa Browne Louisa s brother and sister were Dominick Browne 1st Baron Browne and Henrietta Browne Viscountess Dillon 2 George and Mary had at least 2 son George Patrick Charles b 1859 and Francis Richard Hatton Lawrence b 1860 He was called to the bar at the Inner Temple in 1852 but soon abandoned the law for literature 3 nbsp Guy Livingstone HardcoverIn 1857 he published anonymously a first novel Guy Livingstone portraying a more violent picture of Rugby School than Thomas Hughes 4 This gained great popularity He went on to write several more tales in what has been called the muscular school of novel writing 4 introducing into English fiction a beau sabreur type of hero great in sport and love and war Sword and Gown 1859 for example is a bigamy story climaxing in the Charge of the Light Brigade 4 The gentleman protagonist of Barren Honour A Tale 1862 dies in a shipwreck It has been called a study of magnificently chivalrous self destruction 4 On the outbreak of the American Civil War Lawrence went to America with the intention of joining the Confederate Army He was taken prisoner and only released on promising to return to England He travelled much in later years and died in Edinburgh Writings editOther works include Sword and Gown 1859 Barren honour 1862 Blanche Ellerslie s ending Border and bastille 1863 Sans merci or Kestrels and falcons 1866 Brakespeare or The fortunes of a free lance 1868 Breaking a butterfly 1869 Silverland Maurice Dering AnterosNotes editThis article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations March 2012 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Solicitors Journal and Reporter Law Newspaper Company 1876 Mary Anne Georgiana Kirwan 1824 1893 Ancestry www ancestry com au Retrieved 18 November 2023 Chisholm 1911 a b c d Jarndyce XIX Century Fiction Part II L Z 2021 Items 2 5 References edit nbsp Cousin John William 1910 Lawrence George Alfred A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature London J M Dent amp Sons via Wikisource nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Cousin John William 1910 A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature London J M Dent amp Sons via Wikisource Attribution nbsp This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Lawrence George Alfred Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 16 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 305 External links editWorks by George Alfred Lawrence at Project Gutenberg Works by or about George Alfred Lawrence at Internet Archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Alfred Lawrence amp oldid 1187979542, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
