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She was born to Edward Savage, a solicitor from [[Evesham, Worcestershire]], and Emma Harrison of [[Cheltenham, Gloucestershire]], the latter of whom died in 1817.<ref name="FHC">[https://friendsofhastingscemetery.org.uk/shiptona.html Friends of Hastings Cemetery page on Anna Shipton]. Retrieved 7 January 2019.</ref> Still named Anna Savage, her first publication came in 1829, when she was fourteen years old.<ref name="FHC"/> |
She was born to Edward Savage, a solicitor from [[Evesham, Worcestershire]], and Emma Harrison of [[Cheltenham, Gloucestershire]], the latter of whom died in 1817.<ref name="FHC">[https://friendsofhastingscemetery.org.uk/shiptona.html Friends of Hastings Cemetery page on Anna Shipton]. Retrieved 7 January 2019.</ref> Still named Anna Savage, her first publication came in 1829, when she was fourteen years old.<ref name="FHC"/> |
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After a period of dormancy, she was productive continuously after 1837. Her father died in 1838, and in 1848, she married Joseph Shipton.<ref name="FHC"/> By 1852, they were separated, allegedly due to extramarital affairs by Joseph.<ref name="FHC"/> She continued writing and began to travel extensively, publishing over twenty books in the following decades, which were popular in both Europe and the United States.<ref name="FHC"/> She was "a voluminous writer on religious and spiritual subjects, some beautiful hymns, and many hundreds of leaflets coming from her pen".<ref name="Obit">''[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/184450311/anna-shipton Famous Authoress Dies at St Leonard's. Funeral Yesterday]'', ''Hastings and St Leonards Observer'' (9 November 1901).</ref> One source wrote of Shipton that she "occupies a niche all her own; for while all her chapters could be described as sermons, they are unique sermons, after the order of those of [[Frances Ridley Havergal]]. They are gems; and no single reading can reveal their many and varied excellences".<ref>Francis Fisher Browne, ''The Dial'' (1888), Vol. 8, p. 279.</ref> Another described her as "a lady resident at Clifton, who has written a large number of sacred poems, and is very widely known among Christians of all denominations as the author of "Whispers in the Psalms," and many other similar productions".<ref>Emma Raymond Pitman, ''Lady Hymn Writers'' (1892), p. 258.</ref> |
After a period of dormancy, she was productive continuously after 1837. Her father died in 1838, and in 1848, she married Joseph Shipton.<ref name="FHC"/> By 1852, they were separated, allegedly due to extramarital affairs by Joseph.<ref name="FHC"/> She continued writing and began to travel extensively, publishing over twenty books in the following decades, which were popular in both Europe and the United States.<ref name="FHC"/> She was "a voluminous writer on religious and spiritual subjects, some beautiful hymns, and many hundreds of leaflets coming from her pen".<ref name="Obit">''[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/184450311/anna-shipton Famous Authoress Dies at St Leonard's. Funeral Yesterday]'', ''Hastings and St Leonards Observer'' (9 November 1901).</ref> One source wrote of Shipton that she "occupies a niche all her own; for while all her chapters could be described as sermons, they are unique sermons, after the order of those of [[Frances Ridley Havergal]]. They are gems; and no single reading can reveal their many and varied excellences".<ref>Francis Fisher Browne, ''The Dial'' (1888), Vol. 8, p. 279.</ref> Another described her as "a lady resident at Clifton, who has written a large number of sacred poems, and is very widely known among Christians of all denominations as the author of "Whispers in the Psalms," and many other similar productions".<ref>Emma Raymond Pitman, ''Lady Hymn Writers'' (1892), p. 258.</ref> Her 1863 biography of her friend [[Emily Bowes|Emily Gosse]] in particular achieved remarkable success. It appeared in sixty-one impressions in England by 1911, bore the imprint of six American publishers and remained in print there from 1867 to 1916, and was translated into Dutch, French, German (nine editions) and Swedish.<ref>[[R. B. Freeman]] and Douglas Wertheimer, “Emily Gosse: A Bibliography,” [http://brethrenhistory.org/home.htm Brethren Historical Review 17], 2021, p. 66-77).</ref> |
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After living in mainland Europe from the mid-1860s to the 1880s, Shipton returned to the UK and settled first in [[Sussex]], and then [[St. Leonard's on Sea]].<ref name="FHC"/> Joseph Shipton had "pre-deceased her by many years", and after a long period of feeble health, she died with no remaining family.<ref name="Obit"/> |
After living in mainland Europe from the mid-1860s to the 1880s, Shipton returned to the UK and settled first in [[Sussex]], and then [[St. Leonard's on Sea]].<ref name="FHC"/> Joseph Shipton had "pre-deceased her by many years", and after a long period of feeble health, she died with no remaining family.<ref name="Obit"/> |
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* [[R. B. Freeman|Freeman, R. B.]] and Douglas Wertheimer, “Emily Gosse: A Bibliography,” [http://brethrenhistory.org/home.htm Brethren Historical Review 17], 2021, 25-78 ([[Issn|ISSN]] [https://www.worldcat.org/title/brethren-historical-review/oclc/230161566&referer=brief_results 1755-9383]). |
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* Shipton, Anna, [https://books.google.com/books?id=NuteAAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=anna+shipton+tell+jesus&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjzzPqp8fX1AhX7kYkEHRVmBU8Q6AF6BAgIEAI#v=onepage&q=anna%20shipton%20tell%20jesus&f=false ''Tell Jesus: recollections of Emily Gosse''], London: Morgan and Chase, [1863]. |
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Anna Shipton née Savage (January 1815 – 5 November 1901) was an English religious writer who, from a relatively early age, wrote essays and poems relating to Christianity.
She was born to Edward Savage, a solicitor from Evesham, Worcestershire, and Emma Harrison of Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, the latter of whom died in 1817.[1] Still named Anna Savage, her first publication came in 1829, when she was fourteen years old.[1]
After a period of dormancy, she was productive continuously after 1837. Her father died in 1838, and in 1848, she married Joseph Shipton.[1] By 1852, they were separated, allegedly due to extramarital affairs by Joseph.[1] She continued writing and began to travel extensively, publishing over twenty books in the following decades, which were popular in both Europe and the United States.[1] She was "a voluminous writer on religious and spiritual subjects, some beautiful hymns, and many hundreds of leaflets coming from her pen".[2] One source wrote of Shipton that she "occupies a niche all her own; for while all her chapters could be described as sermons, they are unique sermons, after the order of those of Frances Ridley Havergal. They are gems; and no single reading can reveal their many and varied excellences".[3] Another described her as "a lady resident at Clifton, who has written a large number of sacred poems, and is very widely known among Christians of all denominations as the author of "Whispers in the Psalms," and many other similar productions".[4] Her 1863 biography of her friend Emily Gosse in particular achieved remarkable success. It appeared in sixty-one impressions in England by 1911, bore the imprint of six American publishers and remained in print there from 1867 to 1916, and was translated into Dutch, French, German (nine editions) and Swedish.[5]
After living in mainland Europe from the mid-1860s to the 1880s, Shipton returned to the UK and settled first in Sussex, and then St. Leonard's on Sea.[1] Joseph Shipton had "pre-deceased her by many years", and after a long period of feeble health, she died with no remaining family.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Friends of Hastings Cemetery page on Anna Shipton. Retrieved 7 January 2019.
- ^ a b Famous Authoress Dies at St Leonard's. Funeral Yesterday, Hastings and St Leonards Observer (9 November 1901).
- ^ Francis Fisher Browne, The Dial (1888), Vol. 8, p. 279.
- ^ Emma Raymond Pitman, Lady Hymn Writers (1892), p. 258.
- ^ R. B. Freeman and Douglas Wertheimer, “Emily Gosse: A Bibliography,” Brethren Historical Review 17, 2021, p. 66-77).
Further reading
- Freeman, R. B. and Douglas Wertheimer, “Emily Gosse: A Bibliography,” Brethren Historical Review 17, 2021, 25-78 (ISSN 1755-9383).
- Shipton, Anna, Tell Jesus: recollections of Emily Gosse, London: Morgan and Chase, [1863].
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