author
G. G. (Genevieve Genevra) Fairfield
b. 1832
A 19th-century American writer whose fiction was published while she was still quite young, she is best remembered today for novels that blend romance, art, and travel. Her work carries the feel of an ambitious early literary career shaped by family ties to the world of letters.
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Genevra; or, the history of a portrait by an American lady. A resident of Washington City.
by G. G. (Genevieve Genevra) Fairfield
About the author
Born in New York in 1832, Genevieve Genevra Fairfield wrote under the name G. G. Fairfield. Reference sources describe her as an American miscellaneous writer, and library records connect her with works including Genevra; or, The History of a Portrait and Irene; or, The Autobiography of an Artist's Daughter; and Other Tales.
Her novel Genevra appeared in 1851 and was presented as the work of "an American lady" living in Washington City, suggesting an author who was publishing early and reaching readers through popular mid-19th-century print culture. Irene followed in 1853, and surviving catalog records also show her work alongside that of Gertrude Fairfield Vingut.
Available sources give only a limited sketch of her life, but they do point to a literary family background: Genevieve was the daughter of writer Sumner Lincoln Fairfield and is mentioned in connection with Jane Fairfield's autobiography. Because so little biographical detail is firmly documented online, her books remain the clearest window into her voice and ambitions as a young American author.