Mary Webb

Mary Webb was a British writer, novelist, poet and gardener (1881–1927). She was born at Shropshire and died at St Leonards.

Also recorded as Mary Gladys Meredith Webb; Mary Gladys Webb; Mary Webb; Mary Gladys Meredith.

Mary Webb in brief

Born
1881
Died
1927
Known for
writer, novelist, poet and gardener
Place of birth
Shropshire
Contents

Identity and origins

Mary Webb was recorded at birth as Mary Gladys Meredith. The authorities additionally record the headings Mary Gladys Meredith Webb, Mary Gladys Webb, Mary Webb and Mary Gladys Meredith. Her recorded language was English.

Work and production

Works recorded as notable number 4: Gone to Earth, The House in Dormer Forest, Seven for a Secret and Precious Bane. Her recorded genre is romance.

Catalogued works

33 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library, The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1758 to 2013.

Precious Bane. Seven for a Secret. The House in Dormer Forest. Gone to Earth. Mr. Tallent's Ghost. The thornless rose. In affection and esteem. La renarde. Gone to Earth (Charwood Classics), dated 1982. Poems and The Spring of joy. A Mary Webb anthology. 3 la Renarde. The essential Mary Webb. Fifty one poems. Fifty-one poems, hitherto unpublished in book form. Selected poems of Mary Webb. Poems. Armour wherein he trusted. The golden arrow. The spring of joy. Lamp in Petit Montrouge, dated 1950, gelatin silver print, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1957.43. Old Saloon in Silverton, Colorado, dated July 1955, gelatin silver print, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1957.28. Courtyard on Blvd. Montparnasse, dated 1950, gelatin silver print, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1957.45. Town of Ibiza, Port of the Island, dated 1951, gelatin silver print, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1957.24. "The monster that put the emigrant trails out of business, Carson City, Nevada, August, 1955", dated August 1955, gelatin silver print, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1957.37. Aseptic technique for operating room personnel / Erline Webb Perkins ; revised in collaboration with Mary Esther Cibula., dated [1964], held by Wellcome Collection. Precious bane / Mary Webb ; with an introduction by Stanley Baldwin and a new preface by Michelene Wandor., dated 1978, held by Wellcome Collection. The Shropshire Lass and her goitre : some account of Mary Meredith Webb and her works / Robert Lucas Pitfield., dated 1942, held by Wellcome Collection. The Trials of William Coleman alias Middleton, and Wm. Osland, now under sentence of death in Newgate, for shooting at D. Webb, with a loaded pistol . And Mary Ann Morey, for stripping a child. Tried and convicted, at the Sessions-House, Old Bailey, in October sessions, 1797., dated 1797, held by Wellcome Collection. George Bowes, Esquire, - - - - - - - - appellant. The Right Honourable George Earl of Shrewsbury, Barbara Lady Dowager Aston, Charles Talbot, Charles Dormer, James Talbot, Thomas Talbot, and Francis Talbot, Esquires, Lucy Talbot, Dame Terefa Moftyn, Thomas Salwin, Esq; and Mary his Wife John Maire Esq; and Sir Thomas Webb, Baronet, respondents. The case of Mr. Maire, one of the respondents, dated 1758, held by Wellcome Collection. The Christian triumphing over death through Christ A sermon preached November 10. 1765. At the Second Church of Christ, in Boston; upon a mournful occasion. Published with some enlargements. By Samuel Checkley, Jun'r. Pastor of said church. [Five lines from Paul]., dated 1765, held by Wellcome Collection. Global health in Africa : historical perspectives on disease control / edited by Tamara Giles-Vernick and James L. A. Webb, Jr., dated [2013], held by Wellcome Collection. A treatise on insects injurious to gardeners, foresters, and farmers / by Vincent Köllar ... ; Translated from the German, and illustrated by engravings by J. and M. Loudon. With notes by J. O. Westwood., dated 1840, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.

The Art Institute of Chicago: 5 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 64 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

8 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Webb, Mary, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011. Webb, Mary, African American Studies Center, 2013. Webb, Mary Gladys (1881–1927), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2017. Webb, Mary (1828-1859), dramatic reader, American National Biography Online, 2003. Webb, Mary Gladys, (Mrs Henry Bertram Law Webb), (25 March 1881–8 Oct. 1927), authoress, Who Was Who, 2007. Can Social Support Protect the Mental Health of College Students Who Experienced Bullying in High School?, Education Sciences, 2025. Physical Cues of Ovulatory Status: A Failure to Replicate Enhanced Facial Attractiveness and Reduced Waist-to-Hip Ratio at High Fertility, Evolutionary Psychology, 2011. Situated AI ethics: a cultural-historical and ecological framework for education, Computers and Education Open, 2026.

Digitised editions and texts

7 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive and Project Gutenberg.

The Thread of Life (1912) — Internet Archive. Honoré de Balzac, now for the first time completely translated into English.. (1895) — Internet Archive. The House in Dormer Forest (1921) — Internet Archive. The Spring of Joy: A Little Book of Healing (2018) — Internet Archive. Precious Bane (1924) — Internet Archive. The Golden Arrow (2023) — Internet Archive. Gone to Earth — Project Gutenberg.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 15 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 6 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 6 means 6 genuinely separate publishers of record. 11 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1881Mary Webb born at Shropshire.
  2. 1895Honoré de Balzac, now for the first time completely translated into English.. digitised by Internet Archive.
  3. 1912The Thread of Life digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 1921The House in Dormer Forest digitised by Internet Archive.
  5. 1924Precious Bane digitised by Internet Archive.
  6. 1927Mary Webb died at St Leonards.
  7. 2018The Spring of Joy: A Little Book of Healing digitised by Internet Archive.
  8. 2023The Golden Arrow digitised by Internet Archive.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Open Library author record for Mary Webb (Internet Archive), 20 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  2. 2.

    Webb, Mary (1828-1859), dramatic reader, American National Biography Online, 2003

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  3. 3.

    Webb, Mary Gladys (1881–1927), Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2017

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  4. 4.

    Webb, Mary Gladys, (Mrs Henry Bertram Law Webb), (25 March 1881–8 Oct. 1927), authoress, Who Was Who, 2007

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  5. 5.

    Webb, Mary, African American Studies Center, 2013

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  6. 6.

    Webb, Mary, Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2011

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

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  7. 7.

    Directory of Open Access Journals lists 3 articles naming Mary Webb.

    open access index · Unverified

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  8. 8.

    Internet Archive, 111 digitised items catalogued under Mary Webb as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  9. 9.

    Project Gutenberg holds 2 full texts attributed to Mary Webb.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  10. 10.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Mary Webb.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  11. 11.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 64 works naming Mary Webb.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  12. 12.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q2306224: Mary Webb

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  13. 13.

    “Mary Webb”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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