Erminda Rentoul Esler
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Erminda Rentoul Esler was an Irish
novelist who wrote romances and fiction expressing Presbyterian moral values. She was well known in the late 19th and early 20th centuries for her novels and short stories, and was published in the Cornhill Magazine
.
She was born in Manorcunningham
, County Donegal
, daughter of the Reverend Alexander Rentoul, and had seven brothers and sisters. Before going to the Queen's University of Belfast she received some of her education in Nîmes
and Berlin. After marrying doctor and science writer Robert Esler she lived in Belfast and London.
Her novels have rural settings in Ireland
or England
. The Wardlaws (1896), the story of an Irish landowning family whose financial troubles raise moral questions about how to live one's life, is considered one of her best works. Other fiction includes The Way of Transgressors (1890), The Way they loved at Grimpat (1894), 'Mid Green Pastures (1895), Youth at the Prow (1898), Awakening of Helena Thorpe (1901), and The Trackless Way (1904), a particularly religious book, subtitled "The story of a man's quest for God." She published as E. Rentoul Esler.
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
novelist who wrote romances and fiction expressing Presbyterian moral values. She was well known in the late 19th and early 20th centuries for her novels and short stories, and was published in the Cornhill Magazine
Cornhill Magazine
The Cornhill Magazine was a Victorian magazine and literary journal named after Cornhill Street in London.Cornhill was founded by George Murray Smith in 1860 and was published until 1975. It was a literary journal with a selection of articles on diverse subjects and serialisations of new novels...
.
She was born in Manorcunningham
Manorcunningham
Manorcunningham, or Manor is a small village and townland in County Donegal, Ireland. It is located 7 kilometers from Letterkenny on the main road to Derry...
, County Donegal
County Donegal
County Donegal is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Border Region and is also located in the province of Ulster. It is named after the town of Donegal. Donegal County Council is the local authority for the county...
, daughter of the Reverend Alexander Rentoul, and had seven brothers and sisters. Before going to the Queen's University of Belfast she received some of her education in Nîmes
Nîmes
Nîmes is the capital of the Gard department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in southern France. Nîmes has a rich history, dating back to the Roman Empire, and is a popular tourist destination.-History:...
and Berlin. After marrying doctor and science writer Robert Esler she lived in Belfast and London.
Her novels have rural settings in Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
or England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. The Wardlaws (1896), the story of an Irish landowning family whose financial troubles raise moral questions about how to live one's life, is considered one of her best works. Other fiction includes The Way of Transgressors (1890), The Way they loved at Grimpat (1894), 'Mid Green Pastures (1895), Youth at the Prow (1898), Awakening of Helena Thorpe (1901), and The Trackless Way (1904), a particularly religious book, subtitled "The story of a man's quest for God." She published as E. Rentoul Esler.