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A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

Author: Alice Harriet Frederica Byng

Author: Alice Harriet Frederica Byng (1830–1928)

Alternate Name(s): Egerton (maiden name); Viscountess Enfield (title); Countess of Strafford (title)

Biography: Alice Harriet Frederica Byng was born on 10 October 1830, the daughter of Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere, and his wife Harriet (née Greville). In 1854, she married George Byng, 3rd Earl of Strafford. The couple had no children. She died on 22 December 1928.

References: Burke; Marylebone Mercury (29 December 1928)

Fiction Titles:

  1. The Dayrells: A Domestic Story.  1 vol.  London: Frederick Warne, 1866.
  2. Blameless Knights: or, Lutzen and La Vendée.  1 vol.  London: Hatchard, 1876.