Jane Harvey (writer)

[1] In 1794 Harvey wrote A Sentimental Tour through Newcastle, credited to 'A Young Lady' which she published through subscription.

[1] In 1797, she would release a book of poetry, Poems on Various Subjects, which included topics such as, a ballad she wrote at the age of 15, praise of Anna Seward, Charlotte Smith and Helen Maria Williams and Spenserian stanzas about her childhood, among others.

[1] However, critical reaction was sometimes more negative, such as in a review for The Governor of Belleville in The Flowers of Literature which says "that there are two volumes too much of it" and while there was "some ingenuity in the design, [...] it [was] sadly wrought up, the author being lamentably deficient in the knowledge of character.

'[3] The last book she wrote was the 1841 Fugitive Pieces which combined "charming poetry" political support for striking Keelmen and exploited female tailors.

[4] Little is known of Harvey's life but multiple obituaries in Newcastle newspapers seem to show that she maintained a circulating library in Tynemouth for many years.