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A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

Author: Frances Mary Oxenham

Author: Frances Mary Oxenham (1828–1870)

Biography: Frances Mary Oxenham was born on 2 August 1828 in Eton, the eldest daughter of clergyman and schoolmaster William Oxenham. Her father would move from Eton to be Lower Master of Harrow. A resident of Pontypool, she never married and wrote two religious-themed novels in middle age. Unfortunately, she died soon after on 2 August 1870 in Kensington.

References: British Census. (1851); Herts Advertiser (13 August 1870); Probate

Fiction Titles:

  1. Edith Sydney: A Tale.  1 vol.  London: Burns and Oates, 1868.
  2. Not Yet: A Tale of the Present Day.  1 vol.  London: Burns and Oates, 1869.

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