Sarah D. Greer
Sarah D. Greer | |
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| Born | Sarah Dinah Strangman  23 January 1805 |
| Died | 2 May 1891 |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Spouse | John Robert Greer |
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Sarah Dinah Greer (née Strangman; 23 January 1805 – 2 May 1891)[1] was an Irish novelist who published under the names Mrs. J. R. Greer and Mrs. S. Greer. Raised a Quaker, she is known for writing critical of Quakerism following her expulsion from the Society of Friends.
Biography
[edit]Sarah Dinah Strangman was born 23 January 1805 in Waterford, Ireland, the daughter of John Hancock Strangman, a wealthy Quaker merchant, and Dinah Wilson Newsom Strangman. She was educated at the Suir Island Quaker School. In 1829, she married John Robert Greer, a Quaker.[2][3]
Greer was expelled from the Quakers at some point in her life and appears to have embraced the Church of Ireland. In the early 1850s, she published two anti-Quaker works, an anonymous autobiography called Quakerism; or the Story of My Life (1851) and a fictionalized expose called The Society of Friends: A Domestic Narrative (1852). These works prompted a number of response pamphlets from outraged Quakers, including Ostentation: or, Critical Remarks on 'Quakerism; or, the Story of My Life' (1852) by Sandham Elly. Though her portrayal of Quakerism is unflattering and noted for its attack on a number of individual Quakers, her work is considered a resource for scholars regarding the inner workings of 19th century Irish Quakerism.[2][3][4]
Bibliography
[edit]- Quakerism; or the Story of My Life by a lady, who for forty years was a member of the Society of Friends. Dublin: Samuel B. Oldham, 1851.[2][4]
- The Society of Friends: A Domestic Narrative, Illustrating the Peculiar Doctrines Held By the Disciples of George Fox by Mrs. J. R. Greer. London: Saunders & Otley, 1852.[2][4]
- The Chained Bible, and Other Poems by Mrs. S Greer. Dublin: Herbert, 1851.[4]
References
[edit]- 1 2 Howard, Joseph Jackson; Crisp, Frederick Arthur (1897). Visitation of Ireland. Vol. 1. London: Priv. Print. p. 12.
- 1 2 3 4 Loeber, Rolf (2006). A guide to Irish fiction, 1650-1900. Internet Archive. Dublin ; Portland, Or. : Four Courts. ISBN 978-1-85182-940-8.
- 1 2 Wright, Shiela (2003). "'GAINING A VOICE': AN INTERPRETATION OF QUAKER WOMEN'S WRITING 1740-1850". Quaker Studies. 8 (1): 40.
- 1 2 3 4 O'Toole, Tina, ed. (2005). Dictionary of Munster women writers 1800-2000. Cork: Cork University Press. ISBN 978-1-85918-388-5.