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A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

Author: Fanny Elizabeth Fisher

Author: Fanny Elizabeth Fisher (1839–1895)

Alternate Name(s): Lindsay (maiden name)

Biography: Frances Elizabeth Fisher was born circa 1839 in Ireland, the daughter of Robert Lindsay. She married Dr. Henry Fisher of Limerick and the couple had five children. By 1881, her husband set up practice on Oakley Street, Chelsea. In addition to two collections of poetry, Fisher wrote two novels. Her husband died in June 1891 and she followed on 4 September 1895.

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References: British Census (1881, 1891); Loeber; Probate; Reilly

Fiction Titles:

  1. Love or Hatred: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: T. C. Newby, 1871.
  2. The Secret of Two Houses: A Novel.  2 vol.  London: Samuel Tinsley, 1873.