The Fate of Fenella
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The Fate of Fenella was an experiment in consecutive novel writing inspired by J. S. Wood. The novel first appeared serially in Wood's weekly magazine, Gentlewoman
in 1891 and 1892, before appearing in book form in May 1892. Each of the authors would write his chapter and pass it on to the next person in line. The odd-numbered chapters were written by women and the even-numbered chapters were written by men.
Gentlewoman
A gentlewoman in the original and strict sense is a woman of good family, analogous to the Latin generosus and generosa...
in 1891 and 1892, before appearing in book form in May 1892. Each of the authors would write his chapter and pass it on to the next person in line. The odd-numbered chapters were written by women and the even-numbered chapters were written by men.
The chapters
The quotation marks in some chapter titles are as shown in the book.- Editor's note (from the August 1892 "cheap" edition by J. S. Wood
- Helen Mathers, "Fenella"
- Justin McCarthyJustin McCarthyJustin McCarthy was an Irish nationalist and Liberal historian, novelist and politician. He was a Member of Parliament from 1879 to 1900, taking his seat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland- Early life :He was born in Cork, and was educated at a school there...
, Kismet - Francis Eleanor Trollope, How it strikes a contemporary
- Arthur Conan DoyleArthur Conan DoyleSir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle DL was a Scottish physician and writer, most noted for his stories about the detective Sherlock Holmes, generally considered a milestone in the field of crime fiction, and for the adventures of Professor Challenger...
, "Between two fires" - May CrommelinMay CrommelinMaria Henrietta de la Cherois Crommelin, known as May de la Cherois Crommelin, was a novelist and travel writer born in Ulster, Ireland at Carrowdore Castle in County Down....
, Complications - F. C. Phillips, A woman's view of the matter
- "Rita" (pseud. for Eliza Margaret Jane Gollan), So near — so far away
- Joseph HattonJoseph HattonJoseph Paul Christopher Hatton was a novelist and journalist. He was the editor of The Sunday Times from1874 to 1881.- Life :...
, The tragedy - Mrs. Lovett Cameron, Free once again
- Bram StokerBram StokerAbraham "Bram" Stoker was an Irish novelist and short story writer, best known today for his 1897 Gothic novel Dracula...
, Lord Castleton explains - Florence MarryatFlorence MarryatFlorence Marryat was a British author and actress. The daughter of author Capt. Frederick Marryat and his wife Catherine, she was particularly known for her sensational novels and her involvement with several celebrated spiritual mediums of the late nineteenth century...
, Madame de Vigny's revenge - Frank Danby, To live or die?
- Mrs. Edward Kennard, "The scars remained"
- Richard DowlingRichard DowlingRichard Dowling or Dick Dowling may refer to:*Richard W. Dowling , commander at the Second Battle of Sabine Pass in the American Civil War*Dick Dowling , Irish Fine Gael politician, former TD and senator...
, Derelict - Mrs. Hungerford, Another rift
- Arthur A'Beckett, In New York
- Jean Middlemass, Confined in a madhouse
- Clement ScottClement ScottClement Scott was an influential English theatre critic for the Daily Telegraph, and a playwright and travel writer, in the final decades of the 19th century...
, "Within sight of home" - Clo Graves, A vision from the sea
- H. W. Lucy, Through fire and water
- Adeline Sergeant, "Alive or dead?"
- George Manville FennGeorge Manville FennGeorge Manville Fenn was an English novelist, journalist, editor and educationalist.-Life and works:...
, Retribution - "Tasma" (pseudonym for Jessie Couvreur née Huybers), Sick unto death
- F. Anstey, "Whom the gods hate die hard"
Online texts
- Bram Stoker Online txt and PDF versions of chapter 10.