The First Violin

Jessie Fothergill (1851-1891) was a British novelist. Fothergill was bought up at a farmstead called Carr End which had been in her father's family since the 17th century. She became popular with the publication of her novel The First Violin, a story of an English girl who rejects the attentions of the rich farmer for the strange attractions of a German. Fothergill is recognized today because her ...