Fyvie Mayo, Isabella (F)

Surname: Mayo (née Fyvie)
Forename(s): Isabella
b. 10 December 1843. d. 13 May 1914. Nationality: English. VIAF.
Poet, novelist, and essayist. Pseudonym: Edward Garrett. Alternative signature: Isabella Fyvie. Née Fyvie. Daughter of a Scottish baker in London. Spent much of her life in Aberdeen, although also travelled widely. Worked for Bessie Parkes at her Office for the Employment of Women at Langham Place. Struggled to pay her parents’ debts. Isa Craig, Mrs S. C. Hall, and Edwin Arnold were literary patrons. Married solicitor John Ryall Mayo on 9 July 1870. Biographical information: ODNB.

Poems associated with this person

Total poems: 48
Poem title Date Periodical Roles id #
Alone 1862-10-01 The English Woman’s Journal Poet 1695
Beside the Stile 1867-07-01 Good Words Poet 1868
In the Choir 1867-08-01 Good Words Poet 1872
Waiting in the Dusk 1867-11-01 Good Words Poet 1878
Family Music 1867-12-01 Good Words Poet 1880
Broken Off 1868-06-01 Good Words Poet 1905
Among the Corn 1868-07-01 Good Words Poet 1907
In the Harvest Field 1871 Good Words Poet 2121
“Under the Elm” 1872 Good Words Poet 2206
The Beginning and the End 1872 Good Words Poet 2194
Left Behind 1873 Good Words Poet 2434
An Emigrant 1874 Good Words Poet 2509
The Deaf Musician 1875 Good Words Poet 2568
Before the Fight 1876 Good Words Poet 2580
My Dorothy and I 1876-10 The Argosy Poet 16396
“Blessed are they that mourn” 1878 Good Words Poet 2674
Off to “The House” 1879 Good Words Poet 2799
The Wind on the Hill 1881-09 The Argosy Poet 16506
Too Late 1882-12 The Argosy Poet 16536
A Little Room 1883-03 The Argosy Poet 16539
The Poet of the Future 1883-07 The Argosy Poet 16553
Unfulfilled 1884-11 The Argosy Poet 16585
Love’s Ventures 1886-12 The Argosy Poet 16634
“Times Go by Turns.”—Southwell 1887-11 The Argosy Poet 16653
Holidays 1888 Good Words Poet 5541
In Secret Places 1889 Good Words Poet 5556
Changed! 1889-05 The Argosy Poet 16695
A Poet’s Place 1889-11 The Argosy Poet 16716
The Humblest 1890 Good Words Poet 4106
Wasted Loves 1890 Good Words Poet 4044
The Stone-Throwers 1890 Good Words Poet 4099
“Inasmuch” 1890 Good Words Poet 4027
No Unwelcome Guest 1891-12 The Argosy Poet 16794
After a Woe 1892 Good Words Poet 4218
The Miracle of Music 1892-12 The Argosy Poet 16830
Misjudged 1893-01 The Argosy Poet 16833
Grandmother’s Ways 1893-06 The Argosy Poet 16844
To-morrows Wait 1895-06 The Argosy Poet 16921
Separated 1896-05 The Argosy Poet 20146
Experiences 1896-07 The Argosy Poet 19985
At the Last 1897-01 The Argosy Poet 20154
Two Names. (In an Old College List) 1897-02 The Argosy Poet 20159
A Storm in Harvest 1897-05 The Argosy Poet 20168
For My Sake 1898-04 The Argosy Poet 20069
In the Twilight  1898-05 The Argosy Poet 20071
June Roses 1898-06 The Argosy Poet 20075
Is This Love? 1898-08 The Argosy Poet 20184
The Pity of it! 1899-04 The Argosy Poet 20088