Rosa Mackenzie Kettle (1818 – 14 March 1895) was an English novelist and poet.
Rosa Mackenzie Kettle | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1818  Overseal |
| Died | 14 March 1895 (aged 76–77) Callander |
| Occupation | Novelist |
She was born Mary Rosa Stuart Kettle in 1818 in Overseal, Leicestershire, the daughter of John Kettle. She adopted the name of Mackenzie from her mother's maiden name.[1][2][3] Kettle was the granddaughter of Kenneth Mackenzie, 8th of Redcastle (1748-1789) and wrote a fictionalized account of his life.[4]
Kettle lived in Parkstone, Poole, Dorset from about 1863 to 1884 and the region influenced her novels.[2] She wrote poetry and often added her verse as epigraphs in her novels.[3]
Rosa Mackenzie Kettle died on 14 March 1895 in Callander, Perthshire.[2]
Bibliography
edit- Max Wentworth. 3 vol. London: Saunders and Otley, 1839.[1]
- Smugglers and Foresters: A Novel. 3 vol. London: T. C. Newby, 1851.[1]
- Fabian's Tower: A Novel. 3 vol. London: T. C. Newby, 1852.[1]
- Sir Frederick Derwent. 3 vol. London: T. C. Newby, 1853.[1]
- Lewell Pastures. 2 vol. London: Routledge, 1854.[1]
- The Wreckers: A Novel. 3 vol. London: T. C. Newby, 1857.[1]
- The Earl's Cedars. 2 vol. London: L. Booth, 1860.[1]
- La Belle Marie: A Romance. 2 vol. London: L. Booth, 1862.[1]
- Memoirs and Letters of Charles Boner, 1871[2]
- The Mistress of Langdale Hall: A Romance of the West Riding. 1 vol. London: Samuel Tinsley, 1872.[1]
- Hillesden on the Moors. 2 vol. London: Samuel Tinsley, 1873.[1]
- Over the Furze: A Novel. 3 vol. London: Samuel Tinsley, 1874.[1]
- Under the Grand Old Hills: A Romance. 1 vol. London: James Weir, 1875.[1]
- My Home in the Shires: A Romance. 1 vol. London: James Weir, 1876.[1]
- The Sea and the Moor: or, Homeward Bound. 1 vol. London: James Weir, 1877.[1]
- The Ranger's Lodge: A Romance. 1 vol. London: James Weir, 1878.[1]
- Lord Maskelyne's Daughter: A Story of the Northern Border. 1 vol. London: James Weir, 1880.[1]
- The Falls of the Loder: A Romance of Dartmoor. 1 vol. London: James Weir, 1881.[1]
- The Carding-Mill Valley. 1 vol. London: James Weir, 1882.[1]
- On Leithay's Banks: A Highland Story. 1 vol. London: James Weir, 1884.[1]
- The Tenants of Beldornie. 1 vol. London: James Weir, 1885.[1]
- The Last Mackenzie of Redcastle. 1 vol. London: James Weir, 1888.[1]
- The Sisters of Ombersleigh: or, Under the South Downs. 1 vol. London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1889.[1]
- The Old Hall among the Water Meadows. 1 vol. London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1890.[1]
- The Magic of the Pine Woods: A Tale. 1 vol. London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1891.[1]
- Furze Blossoms : stories and poems for all seasons, 1892[2]
- Rose, Shamrock, and Thistle: A Story of Two Border Towers. 1 vol. London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1893.[1]
- The Highland Sister's Promise: A Story of the Perthshire Moors. 1 vol. London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1895.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa "Author: Rosa Mackenzie Kettle". At the Circulating Library: A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
- ^ a b c d e Boase, Frederic (1892–1921). Modern English biography: containing many thousand concise memoirs of persons who have died since the year 1850. With an index of the most interesting matter. Truro: Netherton and Worth. p. 817.
- ^ a b Sutherland, John (1989). The Stanford companion to Victorian fiction. Stanford, Calif.: Stanford University Press. ISBN 0-8047-1528-9. OCLC 19742730.
- ^ Kettle, Rosa Mackenzie (2015). The last Mackenzie of Redcastle. Internet Archive. Oakville, Ontario, Canada : Clan MacKenzie Society of Canada ; [Inverness-shire, Scotland] : Clan Mackenzie Society of Scotland & the UK. ISBN 978-0-9949628-0-5.
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