Kathleen Knox

Kathleen Knox (26 January 1847 – 21 February 1930) was an Ulster-Scots author and poet who used the pen name Edward Kane in later life.

Kathleen Knox
Born	26 January 1847[1] Hampstead, London, England
Died	21 February 1930(1930-02-21) (aged 83) Belfast, Northern Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Other names	Edward Kane
Relatives	Robert Knox

Biography

Kathleen Knox was born to Charles George Knox and Isabella Hannah (née Bent) in 1847. She was the third of four daughters. Her father was Vicar general of Down and Connor as well as the younger brother of Robert Knox, Primate of All Ireland.

Knox began writing poetry when she was in school and her work was published in the Belfast Weekly Whig. Later she began writing novels, mostly for children, which included fairy tails. She was published by Griffith & Farran of London and Marcus Ward & Co of Belfast. From 1888, Knox began to write poetry again and was published in local newspapers and won prizes for her work. Though it got critical acclaim it was not as popular as her younger work. She was included in a number of anthologies of poets.

Knox worked as a teacher and lived in Belfast with her sisters.^{[2][3][4][5][6][7]}

Works

• Father Time's Story Book (1873)^[8]
• Fairy Gifts: or, a Wallet of Wonders (1875)^[9]
• Lily of the Valley (1875)
• Meadowleigh: a Holiday History (1876)
• Seven Birthdays (1876)
• Wildflower Win (1876)
• Queen Dora: The Life and Lessons of a Little Girl (1879)
• Captain Eva: the story of a Naughty Girl (1880)
• Cornertown Chronicles: New Legends of Old Lore (1880)
• English Lessons for Schoolroom Use (1882)^[10]
• The Islanders (1888) as "Edward Kane"^[11]

Poetry

• Modern Irish Poets (1894)^[12]
• A treasury of war poetry, British and American poems of the world war, 1914-1919 (1917)^[13]
• Woodcraft (Sewanee Review, July 1921)

References and sources

1. London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813–1923
2. "1901 National Archives: Census of Ireland 1911". www.census.nationalarchives.ie.
3. Bainbridge, Judith. "Storybook Schools: representations of schools and schooling in British children's fiction 1820-1880" (PDF).
4. Paul, W. J. (23 October 2016). "Full text of "Modern Irish poets"". Internet Archive. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
5. Welsh., Charles (27 May 2012). "A Catalogue of Books for the Young Published by Griffith Farran Okeden & Welsh A Project Gutenberg eBook". Gutenberg. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
6. "Genealogical memoirs of John Knox and of the family of Knox : Rogers, Charles, 1825-1890". Internet Archive. 23 October 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
7. "1911 National Archives: Census of Ireland 1911". www.census.nationalarchives.ie.
8. Knox, Kathleen (23 October 2016). "Father Time's story book : Kathleen Knox : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive". Internet Archive. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
9. Knox, Kathleen (23 October 2016). "Fairy Gifts; or, A Wallet of Wonders : Kathleen Knox : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive". Internet Archive. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
10. Knox, Kathleen (23 October 2016). "English Lessons for Schoolroom Use : Kathleen Knox : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive". Internet Archive. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
11. Halkett, S. (1971). Dictionary o Anonymous and Pseudonymous English Literature. Haskell House Publ. p. 177. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
12. "W. J. Paul". Ricorso. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
13. "Page:A treasury of war poetry, British and American poems of the world war, 1914-1919.djvu/25". The Great War. 21 January 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2020.