Netta Syrett
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| Netta Syrett | |
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| Born | Janet Syrett March 17, 1865 Landsgate, Kent |
| Died | December 15, 1943 (aged 78) London |
| Nationality |  English |
| Writing period | 1890-1940 |
| Literary movement | Realism; New Woman |
| Notable work(s) | The Victorians (1915) |
| Relative(s) | Grant Allen (uncle) |
Netta Syrett (March 17, 1865-December 15, 1943) was an English writer of the late Victorian period whose novels featured New Woman protagonists. Her novel Portrait of a Woman was adapted into the 1936 film A Woman Rebels.
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[edit] Biography
[edit] Early life and education
Netta Syrett was born Janet Syrett on March 17, 1865 in Landsgate, Kent. She was one of five daughters born to silk merchant Ernest Syrett and the niece of writer Grant Allen.[1] First educated at home by their mother and a German governess, Syrett left home at age 11 to attend North London Collegiate School. She continued her education at Cambridge Training College where she completed the three years' coursework necessary for a full teaching certificate in one year.[2]
[edit] Career
Syrett taught for two years at a school in Swansea before accepting a post at the London Polytechnic School for Girls. Through her friend and coworker Mabel Beardsley, Netta met Aubrey Beardsley, Mabel's brother, and through him she was introduced to Henry Harland and included in his circle of friends. Harland published three of her short stories in the Yellow Book.
Syrett's first novel, Nobody's Fault (1896), was published by The Bodley Head in their Keynote series. Her writing and teaching careers coincided until 1902, when her play The Finding of Nancy received negative attention after Clement Scott, writing for the Daily Telegraph (9 May 1902), insinuated that the play was thinly disguised autobiography. Syrett was asked to resign her teaching position after a student's mother read Scott's review. By that time, novel writing had become for her "a sure thing" and Syrett continued to turn out a novel per year until retiring in 1939.[2]
[edit] Death and afterward
Syrett died in London on 15 December 1943 following a long illness.[3]
[edit] Published works
[edit] Novels
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[edit] Plays
- The Finding of Nancy (1902)[5]
- Two Domestics (1922)
[edit] Short stories
- "Sylvia" (Macmillan's, 1891)
- "Thy Heart's Desire" (Yellow Book, July 1894)
- "A Correspondence" (Yellow Book, October 1895)
- "Her Wedding Day" (Quarto, 1896)
- "Fairy-Gold" (Temple Bar, 1896)
- "Far Above Rubies" (Yellow Book, January 1897)
- "Chiffon" (Pall Mall, 1900)
- "A Revelation in Arcadia" (Harper's, August 1902) [6]
- "Poor Little Mrs. Villiers" (Venture, 1903)
- "An Idealist" (Harper's, May 1903)[6]
- "A Common Occurrence" (Harper's, February 1904)[6]
- "Madame de Meline" (Acorn, October 1905)
[edit] Children's books
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[edit] Other works
- The story of Saint Catherine of Siena (1910)
- Sketches of European History (1931)
- The Sheltering Tree (autobiography, 1939)
[edit] References
- ^ (2000-06-01) "Netta Syrett", in Carolyn Christensen Nelson: A New Woman Reader: Fiction, Articles, and Drama of the 1890s. Peterborough, Ontario: Broadview Press, 356. ISBN 1551112957. Retrieved on 2008-05-05.
- ^ a b (2006) "Netta Syrett" in Jill Tedford Jones: Dictionary of Literary Biography. Gale Thomson.
- ^ "NETTA SYRETT; British Author Wrote 30 Novels; Many Children's Stories", New York Times, 1939-12-19.
- ^ "A CASTLE OF DREAMS", The New York Times, 1909-10-02, p. BR585.
- ^ "A PRIZE PLAY IN LONDON; "The Finding of Nancy," Crowned by the Playgoers' Club, Performed at the St. James's Theatre", The New York Times, 1902-05-09, p. 8.
- ^ a b c Syrett, Netta (Harper's Magazine).
[edit] External links
- Works by or about Netta Syrett in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
- Works by Netta Syrett at Project Gutenberg
| Persondata | |
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| NAME | Syrett, Netta |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Syrett, Janet |
| SHORT DESCRIPTION | English novelist of the late Victorian era. |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 17, 1865 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Landsgate, Kent, England |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 15, 1943 |
| PLACE OF DEATH | London, England |
