Author: Maria Wright
Author: Maria Wright (1802–1889)
Biography: Maria Wright was born about 1802 in Felthorpe, the fourth daughter of John Wright. Her sister was the author Mary Sewell and her niece was the author Anna Sewell. She never married and lived much of her life in Buxton, Norfolk. Late in life, she wrote several novels. Wright died on 19 April 1889 in Buxton.
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References: British Census (1851, 1881); Lowestoft Journal (27 April 1889); Probate
Fiction Titles:
- The Happy Village and How it Became So. 1 vol. London: Book Society, 1870.
- The Forge on the Heath. 1 vol. London: Book Society, 1873.
- Jennett Cragg the Quakeress: A Story of the Plague. 1 vol. London: Partridge, 1877.