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A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

Author: Margracia Loudon

Author: Margracia Loudon (1795–1860)

Alternate Name(s): Ryves (maiden name)

Biography: Margracia Loudon was born around 1795 in Limerick, the daughter of William Ryves of Castle Ryves and his wife Frances Catherine (the author of a novel). In 1830, she married the physician Charles Loudon (d. 1844). She wrote four novels beginning with First Love (1830), but only two in the Victorian period: The Fortunes of Woman and Maternal Love (both 1849). In addition, she wrote several nonfictional works on political economy. She died on 30 July 1860 in Cheltenham.

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References: Notes and Queries (30 April 1870, 7 May 1870); Probate

Fiction Titles:

  1. The Fortunes of Woman.  3 vol.  London: Henry Colburn, 1849.
  2. Maternal Love: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: T. C. Newby, 1849.