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A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

Author: L. E. M.

Author: L. E. M. (birth and death dates unknown)

Alternate Name(s): BTAO "Ellen Mansel" (familiar name)

Biography: This author cannot be traced. She was a frequent contributor to Work and Leisure, including an account of her literary career "Women as Authors" (October 1881) and an advertisement soliciting a position as a secretary or teacher (June 1883). She describes her age as "about 30 years old" (born c. 1853) and living in London.

Fiction Titles:

  1. Ellen Mansel: or, Seek those things which are Above.  1 vol.  London: S. P. C. K., 1876.
  2. Walter Campbell: or, The Chorister's Reward.  1 vol.  London: S. P. C. K., 1877.
  3. Harry Preston: or, To him that Overcometh. A Story for Boys.  1 vol.  London: S. P. C. K., 1878.

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