Sophia Crawford (novelist)
Sophia Crawford | |
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| Born | 1799 |
| Died | 1878 (aged 78–79) Devon |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Spouse(s) | Abraham Crawford |
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Sophia Crawford (1799 – 1878) was an Irish novelist and poet who published under the name Mrs. A. Crawford.
Sophia Mockler was born in 1799 in Rockville House, County Cork, Ireland, one of eleven surviving children of the Rev. James Mockler, vicar of Litter in the Diocese of Cloyne, and Sybella Baker Mockler. In 1831, she married Abraham Crawford, an Admiral of the Royal Navy who had been invalidated home in 1829. He published a memoir, Reminiscences of a Naval Officer, During the Late War, in 1851. [1][2]
Crawford published two books of poetry and five novels. Her novels include The Double Marriage (1852), a sensation novel about bigamy,[3] and two historical novels, Lismore (1853) and The Story of a Nun (1855).[4]
Sophia Crawford died in 1878 in Devon.[2]
Bibliography
- Stanzas. London: T. C. Newby, 1830.[5]
- Stanzas on Hearing Broadhurst Sing John Anderson. 1850[5]
- The Lady of the Bedchamber: A Novel. 2 vol. London: T. C. Newby, 1850.[2]
- The Double Marriage: A Novel. 3 vol. London: T. C. Newby, 1852.[2]
- Lismore. 3 vol. London: T. C. Newby, 1853.[2]
- The Story of a Nun: A Novel. 3 vol. London: T. C. Newby, 1855.[2]
- Early Struggles. 3 vol. London: T. C. Newby, 1857.[2]
References
- ^ Everyman (2022-02-05). "A Footstone Legacy". Teignmouth Old Cemetery. Retrieved 2025-10-27.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Author: Sophia Crawford". www.victorianresearch.org. Retrieved 2025-10-27.
- ^ Pykett, Lyn (2011). The nineteenth-century sensation novel. Internet Archive. Tavistock, Devon : Northcote : British Council. ISBN 978-0-7463-1212-4.
- ^ Loeber, Rolf (2006). A guide to Irish fiction, 1650-1900. Internet Archive. Dublin ; Portland, Or. : Four Courts. p. 310. ISBN 978-1-85182-940-8.
- ^ a b Colman, Anne Ulry (1996). Dictionary of nineteenth-century Irish women poets. Internet Archive. Galway : Kenny's Bookshop. ISBN 978-0-906312-44-5.