Name/TitleThe Mother's Recompense
EditionThirty-fourth
MakerAguilar, Grace
Maker RoleAuthor
About this objectHardcover novel titled 'The Mother's Recompense' (a sequel to 'Home Influence') by Grace Aguilar, with illustrations by Helen J.A. Miles. Includes a short preface written by Sarah Aguilar, the author's mother.
Medium and MaterialsOrganic, board and paper
MeasurementsH: 195 x W: 130 x D: 40 mm
Date Made1886
Period1880s
Place MadeEngland, London
PublisherGroombridge and Sons
Publication Date1886
Publication PlaceEngland, London
Subject and Association Descriptionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grace_Aguilar:
Grace Aguilar (2 June 1816 – 16 September 1847) was an English novelist, poet and writer on Jewish history and religion. Although she had been writing since childhood, much of her work was published posthumously. Among those are her best known works, the novels Home Influence and A Mother's Recompense. Aguilar was the eldest child of Sephardic Jewish refugees from Portugal who settled in the London Borough of Hackney. An early illness resulted in her being educated by her parents, especially her mother, who taught her the tenets of Judaism. Later, her father taught the history of Spanish and Portuguese Jews during his own bout with tuberculosis which had led the family to move to the English coast. After surviving the measles at the age of 19, she began to embark on a serious writing career, even though her physical health never completely recovered. Aguilar's debut was an anonymous collection of poems, The Magic Wreath of Hidden Flowers. Three years later she translated Isaac Orobio de Castro's Israel Defended into English at her father's behest. Later her The Spirit of Judaism drew interest and sales in both Britain and the United States after being published in Philadelphia by Isaac Leeser. He added a preface to the work elucidating his differences with her, the first of many clashes her work would have with mainstream Jewish thought. In the 1840s her novels began to attract regular readers, and Aguilar moved back to London with her parents. Despite her success, she and her mother still had to operate a boys' Hebrew school to stay solvent, which she resented for the time and energy it took from her writing. In 1847, she became ill again with a spinal paralysis which she did not let prevent her from visiting her brother in Frankfurt. Her health worsened and she died there that September [continues].
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athlone_House:
Athlone House, formerly known as Caen Wood Towers, is a large Victorian house in Highgate, north London, England. Built around 1872, it was designed by Edward Salomons and John Philpot in an intricate style, particularly as to shape and brickwork, blending Dutch and classical influences. It lies on the northern edge of Hampstead Heath, from which it can be seen. It was home to several important industrialists until the early 1940s, when it was acquired by the Royal Air Force. It was later a National Health Service home for people with dementia until 2003, when it was left derelict. In 2016, Russian oligarch Mikhail Fridman bought the house and restored it for use as a modern family home.
Subject and Association Keywordswomen's writing & literature
Subject and Association KeywordsJewish heritage & culture
Named CollectionGlasgow Women's Library
Object TypeBook
Object numberGWL-2024-117-1
Spine LabelTHE MOTHER'S RECOMPENSE ~ Aguilar ~ GROOMBRIDGE
Copyright LicenceAll rights reserved