Eve Blantyre Simpson Explained

Eve Blantyre Simpson
Birth Date:1855 12, df=yes
Birth Place:Edinburgh, Scotland
Death Place:Edinburgh, Scotland
Genre:Biography, folklore

Eve Blantyre Simpson (15 December 1855 – 23 January 1920), sometimes credited as Evelyn Blanytre Simpson, Eva Blantyre Simpson, or E. Blantyre Simpson, was a Scottish writer, author of biographies, short stories, a book about dogs, and a book on the folklore of lowland Scotland.

Early life

Eve Blantyre Simpson was born in Edinburgh, one of the nine children of professor James Young Simpson (1811–1870) and Janet "Jessie" Grindlay Simpson (1812–1870). She was still a girl when both parents died, within a few weeks of each other, in 1870. Her father, an obstetrician, popularised the use of chloroform as an anaesthetic.[1]

Career

Simpson wrote biographies of her father[2] [3] and two of her brother Walter's friend,[4] [5] Robert Louis Stevenson, one a study of his early life,[6] and one a shorter work, "a flashlight biography, a nutshell appreciation."[7] She also wrote a "readable, if not authoritative"[8] book on folklore in Scotland, including the tradition of Beltane, lore about fairies, and fishermen's superstitions.[9] [10] Of her book Nelson and Puck: Dogs of Other Days (1882), one London reviewer predicted that it "will no doubt be duly appreciated by those for whom it is intended, but cannot be of the slightest interest to others."[11] She also wrote short stories and articles, often about dogs, for periodicals and newspapers.[12] [13] [14]

Simpson toured as an author in the United States and Canada in 1899, and was described as "a devoted bicyclist" and "animated and witty".[15]

Personal life

Simpson died from liver cancer on 23 January 1920 at Edinburgh, aged 64 years. She was the last surviving member of her father's large family.[16]

Published books

References

  1. Book: Gordon, Henry Laing. Sir James Young Simpson and Chloroform (1811-1870). 1897. T. Fisher Unwin. en.
  2. Book: Simpson, E. Blantyre. Sir James Y. Simpson. 1896. Oliphant, Anderson & Ferrier. HathiTrust.
  3. Stokes. William. 1898. Heroes of Medicine. The Practitioner. 60. 161.
  4. News: 26 July 1913. Liber's Note Book. 11. Dominion. July 23, 2020. Papers Past.
  5. 3 December 1898. Postscript. The Academy. 55. 375.
  6. Book: Simpson, E. Blantyre. Robert Louis Stevenson's Edinburgh days.. 1913. Hodder & Stoughton. London.
  7. News: 1906-06-18. More About R. L. S.. 5. The Gazette Times. Pittsburgh. 2020-07-23. Newspapers.com.
  8. November 14, 1908. Miscellaneous. Notes and Queries. 10. 399.
  9. Book: Simpson, E. Blantyre. Folk lore in Lowland Scotland. 1908. J.M. Dent and company. London.
  10. November 1908. The Border Bookcase. The Border Magazine. 13. 209. Dickson. Nicholas. Sanderson. William.
  11. News: 1882-08-26. The Reader. 18. The Graphic: An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper. 2020-07-23. Newspapers.com.
  12. News: Simpson. Eva Blantyre. 1896-12-25. A Collie's Christmas. 13. The Salt Lake Herald. 2020-07-24. Newspapers.com.
  13. News: Simpson. Eve Blantyre. 1900-11-07. Chillingham Castle Magnificent English Home, and its Far Famed Herd of Cattle. 7. The Davenport Times. Davenport, Iowa. Semi-weekly. 2020-07-24. Newspapers.com.
  14. Book: Bolton, Sarah Knowles. Our Devoted Friend: The Dog. 1902. L. C. Page. 28. en.
  15. News: 1899-12-22. Miss Eva Simpson: The Noted Scotch Woman Now Visiting Us. 4. Beatrice Evening Times. 2020-07-23. Newspapers.com.
  16. News: 1920-01-26. At Home. 14. The Manchester Guardian. 2020-07-23. Newspapers.com.
  17. Book: Simpson, E. Blantyre. Robert Louis Stevenson. 1906. J.W. Luce. "Spirit of the Age Series", no. 2. Boston.
  18. Book: Simpson, E. Blantyre. The Robert Louis Stevenson originals. 1912. T.N. Foulis. London.

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