Edward Jenkins ( born Edward Jenkins ; 1838-1910) - English satirist and political figure.
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Biography
Edward Jenkins was born July 2, 1838 in the Indian city of Bangalore . He studied at McGill University and the University of Pennsylvania .
In 1870, he traveled to British Guiana , as a representative of the society of opponents of slavery and the protection of the natives, in order to study the situation of "coolies" (the natives are workers). He described his observations in the work β The Coolie; his rights a. wrongs " [2] .
In 1874-1881, E. Jenkins was a member of parliament from the Conservative Party of Great Britain , distinguished by the eccentricity and sharpness of his political tactics and working mainly in the field of questions about the colonies, who were close to him; he is a big supporter of the immigration movement and defended in parliament the unity of the British possessions against the anti-colonial party [2] .
Edward Jenkins outlined his views on contemporary social life in a number of semi-fictional works, which, thanks to their attractive tendencies, became very popular not only in England, but also abroad. [2]
The first, perhaps the best of his satirical stories - " Ginx's Baby " ("Jinx baby"), appeared in 1869; in it, the author very aptly and wittily laughs at the stupid philanthropy of religious communities, at the English hypocrisy, sectarian spirit and "cant", among which the victims of noisy and falsely worried deaths helplessly [2] .
Not less success than β Ginx's Baby β, enjoyed β Little Hodge β - the idealized history of the foundation of the agricultural union - and β Lord Bantam β. Less fortunate was A Paladine of Finance , where the author used the history of the famous Paris Union Union collapse to paint a picture of business Paris . Jenkins novels suffer mainly from the lack of artistry [2] .
From the other books of the author, the most popular were Jobson's Enemies , The Captain's Cabin , Fatal Days and various political pamphlets. Almost everything written by him was translated into Russian in β Notes of the Fatherland β, 1870s. and in other journals [2] .
Edward Jenkins died on June 4, 1910 in the city of London after being paralyzed during the last few years of his life [3] .
Selected bibliography
- Jenkins, Edward. Ginx's baby: his birth and other misfortunes. - London: Strahan, 1871.
- Jenkins, Edward. Barney Geoghegan, MP and Home Rule at St. Stephen's. - London: Strahan, 1872.
- Jenkins, Edward. Lord Bantam: a satire. - 3rd Canadian. - Montreal: Dawson, 1872.
- Jenkins, Edward. Little Hodge. - New York: Dodd & Mead, 1873.
- Jenkins, Edward. The devil's chain. - Montreal: Dawson, 1876.
- Jenkins, Edward. Lutchmee and Dilloo: a study of West Indian life. - London, 1877.
- Jenkins, Edward. The captain's cabin: a Christmas yarn. - Montreal: Dawson, 1878.
- Jenkins, Edward. Haverholme, or the Apotheosis of Jingo. A satire. - London and Belfast: Chilworth, 1878.
- Jenkins, Edward. A week of passion, or, The dilemma of Mr. George Barton the younger: a novel. - New York: G. Munro, c. 1885.
- Jenkins, Edward. A Secret of Two Lives. - London: Keegan Paul & Co, 1886.
Notes
- β 1 2 Edward Jenkins (MP) - 2010.
- β 1 2 3 4 5 6 Vengerova Z. A. Jenkins, Edward // Encyclopedic Dictionary of Brockhaus and Efron : in 86 t. (82 t. And 4 add.). - SPb. , 1890-1907.
- β John Edward Jenkins (English)
Links
- Photo by Edward Jenkins // National Portrait Gallery (London).