She was born in Brazil in 1853,[2][3] the daughter of James Cooley Fletcher (1823-1901) and granddaughter of the banker Calvin Fletcher. Her mother was Henriette Malan, the daughter of a Swiss clergyman.[4] She went to Abbot Academy, in Andover, Massachusetts, and was in the class of 1867.[5]
After her parents' divorce, Julia went to live with her mother in Venice. Henriette had remarried, her second husband being a painter, Eugene Benson. Julia also spent some time in London.[4] One of the sponsors of her early novels was Alfred Sassoon, a junior member of the wealthy Sassoon family and the father of Siegfried Sassoon. Alfred's infatuation with Julia was the catalyst for his desertion of his wife, Theresa.[6] Julia's other supporters included her grandfather's friend Henry James, and she also knew Rudyard Kipling, Robert Browning and Walter Pater.[4]
Two of her books, Kismet and Mirage, were published as "no name novels" by Roberts Brothers in Boston.[2] Both books deal with Americans' adventures while traveling abroad, along the Nile and in Syria, respectively. Mirage has been described by Oscar Wilde scholar S. I. Salamensky, as a roman-á-clef fiction in which "a dangerously appealing, if slightly bi- or asexual, figure based on Wilde romantically pursues" a woman who is thought to represent Fletcher.[7]
In 1900 she wrote a translation/adaptation of Edmond Rostand's play Les Romanesques, which she titled The Fantasticks. The 1960 musical of the same name, also based on Les Romanesques, borrows heavily from Fletcher's version.
Selected worksedit
A Nile Novel, or Kismet (1876)
Mirage (1878)
The Head of Medusa (1880)
Vestigia (1884)
Andromeda: A Novel (1885)
The truth about Clement Ker ... Told by his second cousin, Geoffrey Ker, of London (1889)
For Plain Women Only (1895)
Little Stories About Women (1897)
Referencesedit
^Elaine Showalter (1993). Daughters of Decadence: Women Writers of the Fin-de-Siècle. Rutgers University Press. p. 321. ISBN978-0-8135-2018-6.
^ abStern, Madeleine B.; Shealy, Daniel (1991-01-01). "The No Name Series". Studies in the American Renaissance: 375–402. JSTOR 30227614.
^"Julia Constance Fletcher (George Fleming) (1853-1938). Kismet. Keller, ed. 1917. The Reader's Digest of Books". www.bartleby.com. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
^ abcRobert Browning (1966). Learned Lady: Letters from Robert Browning to Mrs. Thomas Fitzgerald, 1876-1889. Harvard University Press. pp. 108. ISBN978-0-674-51900-8.
^. www.andover.edu. Archived from the original on 2015-02-14. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
^Max Egremont (22 May 2014). Siegfried Sassoon: A Biography. Pan Macmillan. p. 10. ISBN978-1-4472-3478-4.
^Salamensky, S. I. (2002-01-01). "Re-Presenting Oscar Wilde: Wilde's Trials, "Gross Indecency," and Documentary Spectacle". Theatre Journal. 54 (4): 575–588. doi:10.1353/tj.2002.0137. JSTOR 25069138. S2CID 191616185.
julia, constance, fletcher, 1853, 1938, author, playwright, professionally, went, pseudonym, george, fleming, born1853brazildied1938other, namesgeorge, flemingalma, materabbot, academyandover, massachusettsoccupationauthor, born, brazil, 1853, daughter, james,. Julia Constance Fletcher 1853 1938 1 was an author and playwright who professionally went by the pseudonym of George Fleming Julia Constance FletcherBorn1853BrazilDied1938Other namesGeorge FlemingAlma materAbbot AcademyAndover MassachusettsOccupationAuthor She was born in Brazil in 1853 2 3 the daughter of James Cooley Fletcher 1823 1901 and granddaughter of the banker Calvin Fletcher Her mother was Henriette Malan the daughter of a Swiss clergyman 4 She went to Abbot Academy in Andover Massachusetts and was in the class of 1867 5 After her parents divorce Julia went to live with her mother in Venice Henriette had remarried her second husband being a painter Eugene Benson Julia also spent some time in London 4 One of the sponsors of her early novels was Alfred Sassoon a junior member of the wealthy Sassoon family and the father of Siegfried Sassoon Alfred s infatuation with Julia was the catalyst for his desertion of his wife Theresa 6 Julia s other supporters included her grandfather s friend Henry James and she also knew Rudyard Kipling Robert Browning and Walter Pater 4 Two of her books Kismet and Mirage were published as no name novels by Roberts Brothers in Boston 2 Both books deal with Americans adventures while traveling abroad along the Nile and in Syria respectively Mirage has been described by Oscar Wilde scholar S I Salamensky as a roman a clef fiction in which a dangerously appealing if slightly bi or asexual figure based on Wilde romantically pursues a woman who is thought to represent Fletcher 7 In 1900 she wrote a translation adaptation of Edmond Rostand s play Les Romanesques which she titled The Fantasticks The 1960 musical of the same name also based on Les Romanesques borrows heavily from Fletcher s version Selected works editA Nile Novel or Kismet 1876 Mirage 1878 The Head of Medusa 1880 Vestigia 1884 Andromeda A Novel 1885 The truth about Clement Ker Told by his second cousin Geoffrey Ker of London 1889 For Plain Women Only 1895 Little Stories About Women 1897 References edit Elaine Showalter 1993 Daughters of Decadence Women Writers of the Fin de Siecle Rutgers University Press p 321 ISBN 978 0 8135 2018 6 a b Stern Madeleine B Shealy Daniel 1991 01 01 The No Name Series Studies in the American Renaissance 375 402 JSTOR 30227614 Julia Constance Fletcher George Fleming 1853 1938 Kismet Keller ed 1917 The Reader s Digest of Books www bartleby com Retrieved 2016 11 06 a b c Robert Browning 1966 Learned Lady Letters from Robert Browning to Mrs Thomas Fitzgerald 1876 1889 Harvard University Press pp 108 ISBN 978 0 674 51900 8 Phillips Academy 1800s www andover edu Archived from the original on 2015 02 14 Retrieved 2016 11 06 Max Egremont 22 May 2014 Siegfried Sassoon A Biography Pan Macmillan p 10 ISBN 978 1 4472 3478 4 Salamensky S I 2002 01 01 Re Presenting Oscar Wilde Wilde s Trials Gross Indecency and Documentary Spectacle Theatre Journal 54 4 575 588 doi 10 1353 tj 2002 0137 JSTOR 25069138 S2CID 191616185 External links editWorks by Julia Constance Fletcher at Project Gutenberg Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Julia Constance Fletcher amp oldid 1178956055, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
