Janet Milne Rae (née Gibb; 8 July 1844 – 24 April 1933) usually known as Mrs. Milne Rae, was a Scottish novelist and missionary born at Willowbank, Aberdeen. She began to write fiction while living in India, beginning with Morag: A Tale of Highland Life in 1872.
Janet Gibb lost her mother, Margaret Smith, at the age of 12 and her civil engineer father, Alexander Gibb, at the age of 20. She married a graduate of the University of Aberdeen, Rev. George Milne Rae, and the couple went out as missionaries to Madras, India. There her husband taught at the university and at Madras Christian College. They returned to Edinburgh in about 1891.[1]
Back in Scotland, George Milne Rea published The Syrian Church in India (1892) and Connection between Old and New Testaments (1904), and was prominent in the United Free Church of Scotland. In the first of those books, he argued against the theory that St Thomas the Apostle had preached in India, explaining the assertion as an example of a tradition migrating with the people who believed in it, the Nestorians.[2] He died in 1917. Mrs Milne Rae died in Edinburgh in 1933. She is buried in Dean Cemetery with her husband and three of their children.[3]
The Milne Raes had four children, of whom the third, Lettice Milne Rea (1882–1959), was likewise a novelist and also a local historian.[4] Their eldest daughter, Olive Rae (1878–1933), became an Edwardian musical comedy actress in London and on tour in Britain.
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Rae began to write "middlebrow" novels and shorter works of fiction while she was in India, her first being Morag: A Tale of Highland Life (London: James Nesbit & Co., 1872). Her other fiction includes Hartleigh Towers, a Story of English Life (London: W. Isbister, 1880), Dan Stapleton's Last Race (London: Marshall Japp & Co., c. 1881), Rinaultrie (T. Nelson & Sons, 1887), A Book for Young Women. Marion's Story; or, Softly All My Years (T. Nelson & Sons, 1887), Bride Lorraine (London: Leisure Hour Monthly Library, c. 1905), The Testing of Clem (London: RTS, 1909), A Bottle in the Smoke. A Tale of Anglo-Indian Life (London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1912), The Whipping Boy, etc. (Gay & Hancock, 1914), The Awakening of Priscilla (Stirling: Drummond's Twopenny Stories, 1929) and Geordie's Tryst. A Tale of Scottish Life (London: RTS, n. d.)[5] She was also the editor of The Life Beautiful. A Selection of Passages from Faber (1907).
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^Drummond News 2008–2009. Retrieved 20 March 2014. 23 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine
^Alexander P. Varghese: India: History, Religion, Vision and Contribution to the World, Vol. 1 (New Delhi: Atlantic), p. 295; J. Rendel Harris: The Dioscuri in the Christian Legends (1903), p. 40.
^"George Milne Rae grave monument details at Dean 2c Cemetery, Edinburgh, Lothian,Scotland". www.gravestonephotos.com. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
^"At the Circulating Library" database of Victorian Fiction. Retrieved 7 March 2014.; Drummond News 2008–2009....
^"At the Circulating Library"...; British Library catalogue.
janet, milne, née, gibb, july, 1844, april, 1933, usually, known, milne, scottish, novelist, missionary, born, willowbank, aberdeen, began, write, fiction, while, living, india, beginning, with, morag, tale, highland, life, 1872, bornjanet, gibb, 1844, july, 1. Janet Milne Rae nee Gibb 8 July 1844 24 April 1933 usually known as Mrs Milne Rae was a Scottish novelist and missionary born at Willowbank Aberdeen She began to write fiction while living in India beginning with Morag A Tale of Highland Life in 1872 Janet Milne RaeBornJanet Gibb 1844 07 08 8 July 1844Willowbank Aberdeen ScotlandDied24 April 1933 1933 04 24 aged 88 NationalityScottishOther namesMrs Milne RaeOccupation s novelist missionaryKnown formiddlebrow novelsSpouseRev George Milne RaeChildrenfour including Lettice Milne Rea novelist Olive Rae actress ParentsAlexander Gibb father Margaret Smith mother Contents 1 Life 2 Works 3 References 4 External linksLife editJanet Gibb lost her mother Margaret Smith at the age of 12 and her civil engineer father Alexander Gibb at the age of 20 She married a graduate of the University of Aberdeen Rev George Milne Rae and the couple went out as missionaries to Madras India There her husband taught at the university and at Madras Christian College They returned to Edinburgh in about 1891 1 Back in Scotland George Milne Rea published The Syrian Church in India 1892 and Connection between Old and New Testaments 1904 and was prominent in the United Free Church of Scotland In the first of those books he argued against the theory that St Thomas the Apostle had preached in India explaining the assertion as an example of a tradition migrating with the people who believed in it the Nestorians 2 He died in 1917 Mrs Milne Rae died in Edinburgh in 1933 She is buried in Dean Cemetery with her husband and three of their children 3 The Milne Raes had four children of whom the third Lettice Milne Rea 1882 1959 was likewise a novelist and also a local historian 4 Their eldest daughter Olive Rae 1878 1933 became an Edwardian musical comedy actress in London and on tour in Britain Works editRae began to write middlebrow novels and shorter works of fiction while she was in India her first being Morag A Tale of Highland Life London James Nesbit amp Co 1872 Her other fiction includes Hartleigh Towers a Story of English Life London W Isbister 1880 Dan Stapleton s Last Race London Marshall Japp amp Co c 1881 Rinaultrie T Nelson amp Sons 1887 A Book for Young Women Marion s Story or Softly All My Years T Nelson amp Sons 1887 Bride Lorraine London Leisure Hour Monthly Library c 1905 The Testing of Clem London RTS 1909 A Bottle in the Smoke A Tale of Anglo Indian Life London Hodder amp Stoughton 1912 The Whipping Boy etc Gay amp Hancock 1914 The Awakening of Priscilla Stirling Drummond s Twopenny Stories 1929 and Geordie s Tryst A Tale of Scottish Life London RTS n d 5 She was also the editor of The Life Beautiful A Selection of Passages from Faber 1907 References edit Drummond News 2008 2009 Retrieved 20 March 2014 Archived 23 March 2014 at the Wayback Machine Alexander P Varghese India History Religion Vision and Contribution to the World Vol 1 New Delhi Atlantic p 295 J Rendel Harris The Dioscuri in the Christian Legends 1903 p 40 George Milne Rae grave monument details at Dean 2c Cemetery Edinburgh Lothian Scotland www gravestonephotos com Retrieved 22 March 2023 At the Circulating Library database of Victorian Fiction Retrieved 7 March 2014 Drummond News 2008 2009 At the Circulating Library British Library catalogue External links editWorks by Janet Milne Rae at Project Gutenberg Works by or about Janet Milne Rae at Internet Archive Geordie s Tryst Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Janet Milne Rae amp oldid 1176660101, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
