Georgiana Marion Craik (April 1831 – 1 November 1895) was a British writer.[1][2]
Georgiana Marion Craik | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 1831 London, England |
| Died | (aged 64) St Leonards-on-Sea, England |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse |
Allan Walter May (m. 1886) |
| Parents | George Lillie Craik Jeanette Dempster |
The daughter of George Lillie Craik and Jeanette Dempster, she was born in Old Brompton, London. She began writing for Household Words, possibly as early as 1851. Her first novel Riverston was published in 1857. Her novels were targeted at young women; she also wrote some books for young readers.[3][1][4]
In 1886, she married Allan Walter May, an artist.[3]
Craik died in St Leonards-on-Sea at the age of 64.[1]
Works
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- Riverston: A Novel (1857)
- Lost and Won (1859)
- My First Journal: A Book for the Young (1860)[1]
- Winifred's Wooing: A Novelette (1862)
- Faith Unwin's Ordeal (1865)
- Leslie Tyrrell (1867)
- Mildred (1868)
- Cousin Trix and her Welcome Tales (1868)
- Esther Hill's Secret (1870)
- Hero Trevelyan: A Tale (1871)
- The Cousin from India: A Story for Girls (1871)
- Without Kith or Kin (1872)
- Only a Butterfly (1873)
- Miss Moore: A Tale for Girls (1873)
- Sylvia's Choice (1874)
- Theresa (1875)
- Two Tales of Married Life (1877)
- Anne Warwick (1877)
- Dorcas (1879)
- Two Women (1880)
- Hilary's Love Story (1880)
- Sydney (1881)
- Mark Dennison's Charge (1881)
- Fortune's Marriage (1882)
- Godfrey Helstone: A Novel (1884)
- Mrs. Hollyer (1885)
- A Daughter of the People: A Novel (1886)
- Diana (1889)
- Patience Holt (1891)
- The House of Sweet Memories (1892)
References
edit- ^ a b c d Appletons' Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events. Vol. 20. 1896. p. 613.
- ^ Alden's Cyclopedia of Universal Literature: Presenting Biographical and Critical Notices and Specimens from the Writings of Eminent Authors of All Ages and All Nations. 1886. pp. 365–66.
- ^ a b Sutherland, John (2014). The Longman Companion to Victorian Fiction. Routledge. p. 199. ISBN 978-1317863328.
- ^ "Georgiana Craik". Orlando: Women's Writing in the British Isles from the Beginnings to the Present. Cambridge University. Archived from the original on 2015-07-27. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
- ^ "Author Information". At the Circulating Library.