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A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

Author: Eleanor Stredder

Author: Eleanor Stredder (1835–1913)

Biography: Eleanor Stredder was born in 1835 in Royston, Cambridgeshire, the daughter of upholster Edward Stredder and Mary Abbott. She was one of five siblings: her brother William (who followed his father into business), schoolteacher Ann, author Sarah, and Harriet. None of them married and Eleanor lived with one or more of her siblings for the rest of her life. She contributed to periodicals and wrote two novels: The Raven of Redruth (1862) and The Price of Silence (1873). In the 1890s, Eleanor wrote a series of colonial and foreign stories for children beginning with Jack and his Ostrich (1890) set in South Africa. Late in life, she co-wrote Shrouded in Mystery (1901) with her sisters Sarah and Harriet. She died in 1913 in Hertfordshire.

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References: British Census (1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901, 1911); Probate

Fiction Titles:

  1. The Raven of Redruth.  3 vol.  London: T. C. Newby, 1862.
  2. The Price of Silence: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: T. C. Newby, 1873.
  3. Jack and his Ostrich: An African Story.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: Nelson and Sons, 1890.
  4. Archie's Find: A Story of Australian Life.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: Nelson and Sons, 1890.
  5. The Merchant's Children: A Story for the Young.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: Nelson and Sons, 1892.
  6. Alive in the Jungle: A Story for the Young.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: Nelson and Sons, 1892.
  7. Lost in the Wilds: A Canadian Story.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: Nelson and Sons, 1893.
  8. Doing and Daring: A New Zealand Story.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: Nelson and Sons, 1894.
  9. Aluteh: A Story of the Chinese Hills.  1 vol.  London: G. Stoneman, 1894.
  10. The Hermit Princess: A Tale of Adventure in Japan.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: Nelson and Sons, 1897.