Charlotte Louisa Hawkins Dempster
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Charlotte Louisa Hawkins Dempster (1835–1913) was a British novelist, essayist and author. She is also noted as a collector of folklore
, especially in the area Sutherlandshire.
Charlotte Louisa Hawkins was born 10 April 1835 at Forfar
in Scotland, her name was later styled as Charlotte Dempster. Her first published work, "The Literary Remains of Albrecht Dürer", appeared in Edinburgh Review
. Dempster's novels include Véra,
Iseulte,
Blue Roses,
Within Sound of the Sea, and
The Dance of the Hours.
Hawkins Dempster used the pseudonym "Vera". She became a member of the Folklore Society
, publishing articles in its journal and reading papers before the Second International Folk-Congress, and serving the folklore committee assembled for the World's Columbian Exposition
in 1893.
An autobiography edited by Alice Knox was published in 1920, completed in the year before her death in 1913.
Folklore
Folklore consists of legends, music, oral history, proverbs, jokes, popular beliefs, fairy tales and customs that are the traditions of a culture, subculture, or group. It is also the set of practices through which those expressive genres are shared. The study of folklore is sometimes called...
, especially in the area Sutherlandshire.
Charlotte Louisa Hawkins was born 10 April 1835 at Forfar
Forfar
Forfar is a parish, town and former royal burgh of approximately 13,500 people in Angus, located in the East Central Lowlands of Scotland. Forfar is the county town of Angus, which was officially known as Forfarshire from the 18th century until 1929, when the ancient name was reinstated, and...
in Scotland, her name was later styled as Charlotte Dempster. Her first published work, "The Literary Remains of Albrecht Dürer", appeared in Edinburgh Review
Edinburgh Review
The Edinburgh Review, founded in 1802, was one of the most influential British magazines of the 19th century. It ceased publication in 1929. The magazine took its Latin motto judex damnatur ubi nocens absolvitur from Publilius Syrus.In 1984, the Scottish cultural magazine New Edinburgh Review,...
. Dempster's novels include Véra,
Iseulte,
Blue Roses,
Within Sound of the Sea, and
The Dance of the Hours.
Hawkins Dempster used the pseudonym "Vera". She became a member of the Folklore Society
Folklore Society
The Folklore Society was founded in England in 1878 to study traditional vernacular culture, including traditional music, song, dance and drama, narrative, arts and crafts, customs and belief...
, publishing articles in its journal and reading papers before the Second International Folk-Congress, and serving the folklore committee assembled for the World's Columbian Exposition
World's Columbian Exposition
The World's Columbian Exposition was a World's Fair held in Chicago in 1893 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World in 1492. Chicago bested New York City; Washington, D.C.; and St...
in 1893.
An autobiography edited by Alice Knox was published in 1920, completed in the year before her death in 1913.