Georgiana Marion Craik Explained

Georgiana Marion Craik
Birth Date:April 1831
Birth Place:London, England
Death Place:St Leonards-on-Sea, England
Occupation:Writer
Nationality:British
Parents:George Lillie Craik
Jeanette Dempster

Georgiana Marion Craik (April 1831 – 1 November 1895) was a British writer.[1]

The daughter of George Lillie Craik and Jeanette Dempster, she was born in Old Brompton, London. She began writing for Household Words, possibly as early as 1851. Her first novel Riverston was published in 1857. Her novels were targeted at young women; she also wrote some books for young readers.[2] [3]

In 1886, she married Allan Walter May, an artist.[2]

Craik died in St Leonards-on-Sea at the age of 64.[4]

Works

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Alden's Cyclopedia of Universal Literature: Presenting Biographical and Critical Notices and Specimens from the Writings of Eminent Authors of All Ages and All Nations . 365–66 . 1886.
  2. Book: Sutherland, John . The Longman Companion to Victorian Fiction . 199 . 2014 . Routledge . 978-1317863328.
  3. Web site: Georgiana Craik . Orlando: Women's Writing in the British Isles from the Beginnings to the Present . Cambridge University . 2018-01-11 . 2015-07-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150727035036/http://orlando.cambridge.org/public/svPeople?person_id=craige . dead .
  4. Book: Appletons' Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events . 613 . 20 . 1896.
  5. Web site: Author Information . At the Circulating Library.

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