Open AccessThe Authorship of Two Girls on a Barge (1891), Reassessed
Author(s) -
Karyn Huenemann
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
papers of the bibliographical society of canada
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2562-8941
pISSN - 0067-6896
DOI - 10.33137/pbsc.v58i0.33467
Subject(s) - barge , pseudonym , sister , style (visual arts) , sociology , law , art history , genealogy , art , history , literature , political science , engineering , marine engineering
Until recently, the novel Two Girls on a Barge (1891) has been attributed to Canadian author and journalist Sara Jeannette Duncan (1861–1922), writing under the pseudonym “V. Cecil Cotes.” This article provides evidence that, while Duncan did appear to have influenced the style and structure of the novel, the author was Violet Cecil Cotes (1868–1915), Duncan’s sister-in-law.