J. M. E. Saxby,
Jessie M. E. Saxby.Prolific periodical author. Married Henry Linckmyer Saxby in December 1859. Publications include Lichens from the Old Rock (1868), Threads from a Tangled Skein (1934). See the draft bibliography in the Shetland Archives (D. 11/135/2), which comprises nearly 150 items, forty-seven of them books. The Chambers’s Journal ledger entry for Saxby’s
Withered(published on 13 August 1881) gives her address as 10 Upper Gray St, Edinburgh (NLS Dep 341/369), and the entry for
Nature’s Refrain. A Song of May(published 18 May 1889) lists her address as 15 St. Leonard’s Bank, Edinburgh (NLS Dep 341/370). Biographical information: ODNB. (AC)
| Poem title | Date | Periodical | Roles | id # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hasscoes of Norway. (A Lay of Shetland) | 1864-07-01 | The English Woman’s Journal | Poet | 1761 |
| The Shepherd and His Flock | 1864-08-01 | The English Woman’s Journal | Poet | 1762 |
| Withered | 1881-08-13 | Chambers’s Edinburgh Journal | Poet | 7463 |
| Outside the Bar | 1882-05-27 | Chambers’s Edinburgh Journal | Poet | 7503 |
| Persephoné. A Lay of Spring | 1886-03-06 | Chambers’s Edinburgh Journal | Poet | 12970 |
| Nature’s Refrain. A Song of May | 1889-05-18 | Chambers’s Edinburgh Journal | Poet | 13084 |
| Seaware | 1891-01-10 | Chambers’s Edinburgh Journal | Poet | 13175 |