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A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

Author: Mary Stanley

Author: Mary Stanley (1813–1879)

Alternate Name(s): A Sketcher from Nature (pseudonym)

Biography: Mary Stanley was the daughter of Bishop Stanley of Norwich and sister of the dean of Westminister. She served as a nurse in the Crimean War and afterwards became active in philanthropy. She converted to Roman Catholicism in 1856. See entry in DNB.

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References: Allibone; DNB

Fiction Titles:

  1. True to Life: A Simple Story.  1 vol.  London: Macmillan, 1873.

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