Margaret Holford (the elder)
Margaret Holford (1757–1834, sometimes known as "the elder")[1] was an English novelist, playwright, and poet of the late 18th century. Both she and her daughter, likewise Margaret Holford, were accomplished authors.
Life and family[edit]
Born Margaret Wrench in Chester in 1757, she married Allen Holford of nearby Davenham.[2] She died in Chester in November 1834.[1]
Holford's daughter, likewise Margaret Holford (1778–1852), was also an accomplished author.[3] Their works are said to be "often confused in catalogues and dictionary entries."[4]
Works[edit]
- Fanny: A Novel: In a Series of Letters, 1785 (anonymously)
- Gresford Vale; and Other Poems, 1798
- "The Way to Win Her" (five-act play), in The New British Theatre, 1814
References[edit]
- ^ a b Brown, Susan. "Orlando Project". Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- ^ Slagle, Judith Bailey (2012). Romantic Appropriations of History. Maryland: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press. p. 8.
- ^ Radcliffe, David. "ENGLISH POETRY 1579–1830: SPENSER AND THE TRADITION". Archived from the original on 8 January 2014. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
- ^ Sutherland, Kathryn (2004). "Holford , Margaret (bap. 1778, d. 1852)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 20 June 2013.
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