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WOMEN NOVELISTS
Of
QUEEN VICTORIA'S REIGN

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A Book of Appreciations

By

Mrs. Oliphant, Mrs. Lynn Linton
Mrs. Alexander, Mrs. Macquoid, Mrs. Parr
Mrs. Marshall, Charlotte M. Yonge
Adeline Sergeant & Edna Lyall

London
Hurst & Blackett, Limited
13 Great Marlborough Street
1897
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ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
Printed by Ballantyne, Hanson & Co.
At the Ballantyne Press

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CONTENTS

• THE SISTERS BRONTË
  By Mrs. OliphantPage   1
  
  
• GEORGE ELIOT
  By Mrs. Lynn LintonPage  61
  
  
• MRS. GASKELL
  By Edna LyallPage 117
  
  
• MRS. CROWE
  MRS. ARCHER CLIVE
  MRS. HENRY WOOD
  By Adeline SergeantPage 149
  
  
• LADY GEORGIANA FULLERTON
  MRS. STRETTON
  ANNE MANNING
  By Charlotte M. YongePage 193
  

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• DINAH MULOCK (MRS. CRAIK)
  By Mrs. ParrPage 217
  
  
• JULIA KAVANAGH
  AMELIA BLANDFORD EDWARDS
  By Mrs. MacquoidPage 249
  
  
• MRS. NORTON
  By Mrs. AlexanderPage 275
  
  
• "A. L. O. E." (MISS TUCKER)
  MRS. EWING
  By Mrs. MarshallPage 291
  

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PUBLISHERS' NOTE

Having been concerned for many years in the publication of works offiction by feminine writers, it has occurred to us to offer, as ourcontribution to the celebration of "the longest Reign," a volume havingfor its subject leading Women Novelists of the Victorian Era.

In the case of living lady fictionists, it is too early to assess themerit or forecast the future of their works. The present book,therefore, is restricted to Women Novelists deceased.

It was further necessary to confine the volume within reasonablelimits, and it was decided, consequently, that it should deal only withWomen who did all their work in Fiction after the accession of theQueen. This decisi