Author: Frances Elizabeth Head
Author: Frances Elizabeth Head (1819–1882)
Alternate Name(s): Mrs. F. E. Head (familiar name)
Biography: Frances Elizabeth Head was born on 19 May 1819 in London, the daughter of wine merchant Benoni Parker. Her early life cannot be traced. In 1839, she married bookseller and printer Joseph Head. The couple lived in Hereford before retiring to Sudbury in the 1870s. Head appears to have written just the single novel. She died on 18 October 1882 in Sudbury.
References: British Census (1851, 1861, 1871, 1881); Hereford Times (28 October 1882)
Fiction Titles:
- Faithful in Little: A Tale for Young Women. 1 vol. London: Jarrold and Son, 1870.