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A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

Author: Kate Eyre

Author: Kate Eyre (1858–1937)

Biography: Kate Eyre was born in 1858 in Islington, the daughter of bank clerk Charles Eyre and his wife Catherine Agnes. At a young age, she went to work in the banking department of the General Post Office. Over time she rose to be a superintendent of her department. In 1886, she won a £50 story prize competition by Cassell's Family Magazine and Eyre went on to be a frequent contributor. A few of her serials were published as books. Late in life, she retired to Cheltenham. Eyre died on 31 December 1937 in Cheltenham.

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References: British Census (1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901, 1911); Gloucestershire Echo (1 January 1938)

Fiction Titles:

  1. For the Good of the Family.  1 vol.  London: Digby, Long, 1890.
  2. A Step in the Dark.  1 vol.  London: Cassell, 1894.

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