Author:Harriet Martineau

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Harriet Martineau
(1802–1876)

English novelist, economist and social theorist; often cited as the first female sociologist. Regular contributor to the magazine Once a Week, to which she contributed 175 articles between 1859 and 1863.

Harriet Martineau

Works[edit]

Essays and periodical articles[edit]

Series on health in Once a Week
"Representative Men" and "Representative Women" series in Once a Week, signed "Ingleby Scott" until April 1861
"The Months" series in Once a Week, unsigned
Series on life in the U.S.A. in Once a Week, signed "A Son of the Pilgrims"
"Last Week" series in Once a Week, unsigned
Other

Fiction[edit]

  • Principle and Practice; or, The Orphan Family (1827) IA
  • "True Worshippers: A Tale" in The Monthly Repository (1830)
  • Five Years of Youth; or, Sense and Sentiment (1830) IA
  • "Solitude and Society: A Tale" in The Monthly Repository (1830)
  • "The Early Sowing: A Tale" in The Monthly Repository (1831)
  • "Liese, or The Progress of Worship: A Tale" in The Monthly Repository (1832)
  • The Hill and the Valley: A Tale (1832) IA
  • Deerbrook: A Novel (1839) IA 1, IA 2, IA 3
  • The Hour and the Man: A Historical Romance (1839) IA 1, IA 2
  • The Peasant and the Prince: A Story of the French Revolution (1841) IA
  • Feats on the Fiord: A Tale of Norway (1841) IA
  • The Crofton Boys: A Tale (1842) IA
  • Berkeley the Banker, or Bank Notes and Bullion: A Tale for the Times (1843) IA 1, IA 2
  • Forest and Game-Law Tales (1845) IA 1, IA 2, IA 3
  • Life in the Wilds, or The South African Settlement: A Tale for Young and Old (1845) IA
  • Dawn Island: A Tale (1845) IA
  • The Billow and the Rock: A Tale (1846) IA
  • The Sickness and Health of the People of Bleaburn, serialized in Household Words in 1850, book publication 1853 IA
  • "The Home of Woodruffe the Gardener" in Household Words, 2 (22-24) (1850)
  • "The Ghost That Appeared to Mrs. Wharton" in Household Words, 2 (32) (1850)
  • "The Marsh Fog and the Sea Breeze" in Household Words, 3 (55-56) (1851)
  • "A Real Sister of Charity" in Household Words, 3 (65) (1851)
  • "The Deaf Playmate's Story" in Household Words, 6 (Christmas Number) (1852)
  • The Settlers at Home (1853) IA
  • Sketches from Life (1856) IA
  • "Sister Anna's Probation," in Once a Week, Series 1, 6 (1862)
  • "The Anglers of the Dove," in Once a Week, Series 1, 7 (1862)
  • "The Hampdens," in Once a Week, Series 1, 8 (1863)
  • "Son Christopher," in Once a Week, Series 1, 9 (1863)

Works about Martineau[edit]


Some or all works by this author were published before January 1, 1929, and are in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago. Translations or editions published later may be copyrighted. Posthumous works may be copyrighted based on how long they have been published in certain countries and areas.

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