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Annie Edwards (c. 1830–1896), also known as Annie Edwardes, was a popular English novelist during the Victorian era. She wrote 21 books, three of which were adapted for the theatre. She is perhaps most famous for her 1866 novel, ''Archie Lovell'', which the playwright F. C. Burnand adapted in 1874. ==Life and career== Annie Cook〔"Author Information: Annie Edwards" ''(At the Circulating Library )'' Troy J. Bassett. 1 January 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.〕 was born in approximately 1830, was married to John Edwards and had one known child, a son, born in 1859.〔Blain, Virginia, Patricia Clements, and Isobel Grundy, eds. ''The Feminist Companion to Literature in English: Women Writers from the Middle Ages to the Present.'' London: B.T. Batsford, 1990. ISBN 0-30-004854-8 (p. 331)〕 No one has yet discovered her exact birthplace or hometown, although the location of her novels suggest that she spent part of her life in the Channel Islands.〔Sutherland, John. ''The Longman Companion to Victorian Fiction.'' 2nd ed. Harlow, England: Pearson Longman, 2009. ISBN 1-40-820390-1 (p. 205)〕 When she became an established author, she began to use the surname "Edwardes",〔Bolton, H. Philip. ''Women Writers Dramatized: A Calendar of Performances from Narrative Works Published in English to 1900.'' London: Mansell Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0-72-012117-5 (p. 198)〕 perhaps to differentiate her work from her female contemporaries, Amelia Edwards and Matilda Betham-Edwards.〔Sutherland, p. 205.〕 Her literary career began in 1858 with the publication her first novel, ''The Morals of May Fair''. ''The Examiner'' called it "one of the cleverest novels of the day,"〔“New Novels.” ''The Examiner'' 2618 (1858): 213. ''Periodicals Archive Online.'' Retrieved 23 October 2011.〕 and the ''Literary Gazette'', though lamenting its overambitious plot, conceded that the story was "powerfully imagined".〔“Book Review.” ''Literary Gazette'' 2141 (1858): 105. ''Periodicals Archive Online.'' Retrieved 23 October 2011.〕 Her first major breakthrough occurred eight years and six novels later with the publication of ''Archie Lovell''. The Saturday Review likened the appearance of this novel to the transformation of an ugly duckling into a swan,〔“Archie Lovell.” ''Saturday Review of Politics, Literature, Science and Art'' 22.576 (1866): 589. ''Periodicals Archive Online.'' Retrieved 23 October 2011.〕 and the ''London Review'' stated that the public would take "deepened interest" in her career after reading such an enjoyable novel.〔“New Novels.” ''London Review of Politics, Society, Literature, Art, and Science'' 13.339 (1866): 721. ''Periodicals Archive Online.'' Retrieved 23 October 2011.〕 It was also her first novel to be published in the United States. As her career progressed, the heroines of her novels became more nontraditional and Bohemian. Her novel ''Archie Lovell'' has been called "the apotheosis of Bohemianism."〔Fryckstedt, Monica Correa. ''On The Brink: English Novels of 1866.'' Sweden: Uppsala, 1989. ISBN 9-15-542354-X (p. 76)〕 After its success in 1866, Edwards began to produce novels with more daring heroines which, due to their popularity, raised her average pay up to a respectable £500 per work and placed her among the notable novelists of her time.〔Sutherland, p. 205.〕 In 1869, F.C. Burnand adapted her novel ''The Morals of May Fair'' into a play entitled ''The Turn of the Tide''. Despite receiving poor reviews in the ''Athenaeum'', the public seemed to enjoy the adaptation, and it showed "every sign of a success."〔“Drama”, ''Athenaeum'', 2171 (1869): 770. ''Periodicals Archive Online.'' Retrieved 23 October 2011.〕 Five years later, Burnand used her work again in the play ''Archie Lovell'', which was also fairly popular.〔MacLeane, Walter. “'Archie Lovell' at the Royalty Theatre.” ''Academy'' 107 (1874): 588. ''Periodicals Archive Online.'' Retrieved 23 October 2011.〕 The third and final novel to be adapted as a play was ''Ought We to Visit Her?'' by W. S. Gilbert in 1874.〔Trutt, David. ("Ought We To Visit Her?" ) at the Haddon-Hall.com website, accessed 10 September 2010〕 In 1896, Edwards died in the care of her son, who was then practicing medicine.〔Sutherland, p. 205.〕 Her last novel, ''A Plaster Saint'', was published posthumously and without final revisions.〔Bookworm, The. “Bibliographical.” ''The Academy'' 1469 (1900): 546. ''Periodicals Archive Online''. Retrieved 23 October 2011.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Annie Edwards」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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