Georgiana Harcourt

Georgiana Charlotte Frances Harcourt (1807 – 29 October 1886 ) was the daughter of the Archbishop of York. Her correspondence has been published, but she is primarily known for the novels of Gustav Freytag and the theological works she translated from German originals. Her husband, General Malcolm, had a distinguished career in the British army.

Biography Harcourt was born shortly before her baptism on 27 July 1807 in Dalston, Cumberland.

Harcourt corresponded with the Duke of Wellington between 1838 and 1849 (before and after her 1845 marriage) and with Sydney Smith within two years of his death. She was amongst the "most favoured of his fair correspondents". Sydney had been a clergyman under her father, the Archbishop. He writes to her in a carefree style: "What a charming existence! To live in the midst of holy people; to know that nothing profane can approach you; to be certain that a Dissenter can no more be found in the palace than a snake in Ireland, or ripe fruit in Scotland. To have your society strong and undiluted by the laity to bid adieu to human learning; to feast on the Canons and to revel in the Thirty-nine articles! Happy Georgiana!"

Family She married on 4 December 1845 at Bishopthorpe, York to Major-General George Alexander Malcolm C.B., son of General Sir John Malcolm and Isabella Charlotte (second daughter of Sir Alexander Campbell).

Georgiana's husband had been given £500, made Lieutenant-Colonel and a Companion of the Order of the Bath in 1842 after bringing the Treaty of Nanking back to England. He was also given money to cover his travelling expenses from China and a larger sum to cover his expenses on his return.

Her husband led the 105th Regiment of Foot (Madras Light Infantry) from 10 March 1866. In 1881, General Malcolm was the Colonel of the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry, second battalion, a post he held until 1890.

Major works Luther's Letters to Women, Martin Luther, 1865, ed. Karl Zimmermann Trans. G. Malcolm Reprinted 2007 Old German Theology a hundred years before the Reformation With a preface by Martin Luther. Translated from the German by Mrs. Malcolm 1854 Pictures of German Life in the XVth, XVIth, and XVIIth centuries ... Translated from the original by Gustav Freytag and Georgiana Malcolm The Lost Manuscript Translated by Mrs. Malcolm. Novel by Gustav Freytag (1865) Debit and Credit Novel by Gustav Freytag translated by Georgiana Malcolm (1857) Our Forefathers Translated by Mrs. Malcolm Novel by Gustav Freytag (1873)