Louisa Hay Kerr
Louisa Hay Kerr (1806 – December 1900) was an English writer, composer, and translator. She published several translations including A History of Servia and the Servian Revolution by Leopold von Ranke from German to English in 1847. Her translation received praising reviews.[1][2]
She was born in India and married Alexander John Kerr in 1825. She customary took his name to publish her works.[3]
She published three collections of songs. The first appears to have been in 1832 entitled Melodies. [4] The second was The Coronale: A Collection of Songs. [5]
Works[edit]
- Melodies Illustrations by R. Westall and A. E. Chalon. (1832)
- The Coronale: A Collection of Songs (1837)
- Songs of Hope and Memory (1847)
- (Tr.) Ranke's A History of Servia and the Servian Revolution (1847) [1]
- (Tr.) The Exiles of Salzburg and Other Stories, originally by Karl Gustav Nieritzr [2] (1880)
- (Tr.) Menzikoff or the Dangers of Wealth originally by Nieritz (1894)
References[edit]
- ^ "Reviews". Simmonds's Colonial Magazine and Foreign Miscellany. XI (44). Simmonds and Ward: 497–498. 1847.
- ^ "Ranke's History of the Revolution in Servia FROM ORIGINAL MSS AND DOCUMENTS". The Quarterly Review (London). 171. John Murray: 10. 1847.
- ^ The Quarterly Oriental Magazine, Review, and Register. Thacker and Company. 1825. p. lix.
- ^ "Melodies. Dedicated to the Queen. By Mrs. Alexander Kerr. London, Novello; Edin- burgh, Robertson". The Literary Gazette (778). Open Court Publishing Co. 1831-12-17.
- ^ "The Coronal". The Morning Post. 1837-02-08. p. 8. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
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