George H. Jessop

George H. Jessop was an Irish playwright, journalist and novelist.[1][2] Born in Doory Hall, Ballymahon, County Longford in Ireland in 1852,[3] he died in Hampstead, London in 1915.[3][4] Jessop lived and worked in the United States for many years.

His numerous works included the opera Shamus O'Brien (written with Charles Villiers Stanford) and the novel Gerald Ffrench's Friends.[1] He also contributed to the magazines Puck and Judge.[5]

He was the brother of the Irish writer Mary Kathleen Jessop.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Cowgill, Rachel; David Cooper; Clive Brown (2010). Art and Ideology in European Opera: Essays in Honour of Julian Rushton. Boydell Press. p. 91. ISBN 9781843835677.
  2. ↑ "Oxford Reference: George H. Jessop". Oxford University Press. Retrieved 2014-07-14.
  3. 1 2 3 "An Electronic Version of A Guide to Irish Fiction 1650 - 1900: JESSOP, George Henry". Retrieved 2014-07-14.
  4. ↑ "GEORGE H. JESSOP DEAD.; Author of "Sam'l of Posen" and "Shamus O'Brien" Dies in London.". New York Times. March 23, 1915.
  5. ↑ Fanning, Charles (1999). The Irish Voice In America: 250 Years of Irish-American Fiction, 2nd Edition. The University Press of Kentucky. p. 183. ISBN 9780813127606.


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