Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900/Jenour, Joshua
JENOUR, JOSHUA (1755–1863), miscellaneous writer, eldest son of Joshua Jenour, master of the Stationers' Company, and one of the proprietors and manager of the ‘Daily Advertiser,’ was born on 31 July 1755, at Serjeants' Inn, Fleet Street. Jenour ‘took up his livery’ as member of the Company of Stationers in 1776, but receiving a considerable fortune from his uncle, Matthew Jenour, he never engaged in business, and devoted his long life to literary pursuits. ‘He was a voluminous though obscure author. His works were usually, perhaps always, anonymous’ (Gent. Mag. March 1853, p. 325). Jenour, who was married and had a large family, died at Gravesend 23 Jan. 1853 (ib. October 1853, p. 434).
Jenour wrote: 1. ‘The Park,’ a poem, 1778. 2. ‘The Wife Chase,’ a monitory poem. 3. ‘Marriage,’ a precautionary tale. 4. ‘Horrible Revenge,’ a tale. 5. ‘The Weight of a Feather, and the Value of Five Minutes.’ 6. ‘Observations on the Taxation of Property,’ 1795 (went through five editions). 7. ‘A Plan for Meliorating the Condition of the Labouring Poor.’ 8. ‘An Exposition of the Treatment in Private Mad-houses.’ 9. ‘The Life of Junius Brutus Booth.’ 10. ‘Thoughts on Indecorum at Theatres.’ 11. ‘Vindication of the Prince Regent.’ 12. ‘Remarks on Sir Arthur Clark's Essay on Bathing,’ 1820. 13. ‘Horns for Ever! A Procession to Blackheath.’ 14. ‘A Trip from the Moon to the Earth's Centre,’ a satire, 1824. 15. ‘A Plan for the Reform of Parliament.’ 16. Translation of the Fourth, Eighth, and Tenth Satires of Boileau, 1827. 17. ‘Hints for the Recovery and Preservation of Health,’ 1829. He wrote for ‘John Bull,’ the ‘Rochester Gazette,’ and other periodicals.
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