Jane Sinnett

Jane Sinnett (née Fry; 8 March 1804 – 14 November 1870) was a British translator, author, and critic. Although less familiar than other 19th-century women writers, she was one among a growing group of female "travellers, translators and journalists during a period when women became increasingly robust participants in the publishing industry." Her reputation suffered from George Eliot's description of her as "tiresome" as a contributor to this latter journal, though it has since been argued that it related to Sinnett's failure to respond to proof correction, rather than to her skill as a German scholar. At one stage, Eliot hoped to take over Sinnett's regular 'belles lettres' section of The Westminster Review.

Sinnett became known particularly for her translations of travel literature, including Ida Pfeiffer’s A Lady’s Voyage around the World (the only work by a woman traveller Sinnett ever translated), and works by Évariste Huc and Johann Kohl.

Sinnett died in London on 14 November 1870 and was buried on the western side of Highgate Cemetery.