Companions in Death: Sydney, Lady Morgan (1778-1859), Geraldine Endsor Jewsbury (1812-1880), and Sydney Jane Inwood-Jones (1808-1882) at Brompton Cemetery, London, England

Abstract

This article discusses the Morgan table tomb and its three inhabitants within the context of the growth of large cemeteries such as Brompton Cemetery during the Victorian period. It also considers the literary pilgrimages which were influenced by the rise of literary celebrity. Celebrated writers of the nineteenth century, whose fame may have diminished in the twenty-first century deserve to be honoured and preserved within the Victorian literary landscape. For taphophiles interested in a literary tour of Brompton Cemetery, Sydney, Lady Morgan’s grave is a well-recognised site. Honouring and remembering literary celebrities of the nineteenth century is one of the central objectives of this article.