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"The First Violin" (1877) is Jessie Fothergill's third book. It had been written in Düsseldorf and says the story of an English girl who rejects the attentions of the abundant farmer for the bizarre attractions of any German. The storyline was refused by two publishers because it dealt with an affair by the married female.
Excerpt: The entranceway was opened up. Jane held it open up and said little or nothing (a trifling habit of hers, that used to cause me much annoyance), and a high woman walked slowly into the room. I increased and viewed earnestly at her, amazed and somewhat nervous when I saw who she was-Miss Hallam, of Hallam Grange, our close to neighbor, but a great stranger to us, nevertheless, so far, that is, as personal intercourse went. "Your servant told me that each one was away except Neglect May," she remarked, in a tough, decided tone of voice, as she viewed not really much at me as toward me, and I perceived that there is something bizarre about her eye."
Jessie Fothergill (1851-1891) was a British novelist. Her third book, "The First Violin" was extremely popular and made Fothergill's name.
