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A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

Author: Emma C. C. Steinman

Author: Emma C. C. Steinman (1816–1899)

Alternate Name(s): Emma Catherine Collier Christy (maiden name)

Biography: Emma Catherine Collier Steinman was born on 26 September 1816 in Newington, the daughter of bailiff and farmer John Christy. In 1836, she married George Steinman and the couple had several children. Late in life, she wrote two novels but neither made much of a mark. Before her death on 26 October 1899 in Sevenoaks she was a confirmed invalid for some years.

References: British Census (1851, 1871, 1881, 1891); Westerham Herald (28 October 1899)

Fiction Titles:

  1. The Old House at Alding: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1875.
  2. Our Little Gipsy: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Samuel Tinsley, 1881.