Yonge, Charlotte Mary, 1823-1901 (novelist)
Dates
- Existence: 1823 - 1901
Biography
Charlotte Mary Yonge (1823-1901), novelist, was born and lived all her life at Otterbourne, near Winchester. She wrote over 200 volumes of fiction and non-fiction, as well as historical romances for children, text-books, a history of Christian names (1863), a life of her cousin Bishop Patteson (1874), and a memoir of Hannah More (1888). She also edited 'The Monthly Packet', a magazine for young ladies, from 1851 until 1890. Her most famous works of fiction include 'The Heir of Redclyffe' (1853), 'The Daisy Chain' (1856), 'The Young Stepmother' (1861), 'The Clever Woman of the Family' (1865), and 'The Pillars of the House' (1873).
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Charlotte Mary Yonge: Correspondence to C.F. Gordon-Cumming
Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.