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A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

Author: Charles James Shearer

Author: Charles James Shearer (1849–1931)

Biography: Charles James Shearer was born on 18 September 1849 in Ayr, Scotland, the son of James Shearer and his wife Janet (née Barrie). From an early age he devoted himself to poetry, publishing several collections, as well as two novels. He worked in the shipping business and served in a number of local political offices. He died in 1931 in Ardrossan.

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References: British Census (1871, 1881, 1901); John MacIntosh, The Poets of Ayrshire (Hunter, 1910)

Fiction Titles:

  1. On Heather Hills.  2 vol.  London: Alexander Gardner, 1891.
  2. A Family of Quality: A Novel.  1 vol.  London: Hutchinson, 1895.