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A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

Author: Mary Martha Sherwood

Author: Mary Martha Sherwood (1775–1851)

Alternate Name(s): Butt (maiden name); Mrs. Sherwood (familiar name)

Biography: Children's writer and educationist. Sister of novelist Lucy Lyttelton Cameron and mother of novelist Sophia Kelly. See entry in DNB.

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References: DNB

Fiction Titles:

  1. Caroline Mordaunt: or, The Governess.  1 vol.  London: William Darton and Son, 1835.
  2. Sea-side Stories.  1 vol.  London: Darton and Clark, 1838.
  3. The De Cliffords: An Historical Tale.  1 vol.  London: Darton and Co., 1847.
  4. The Two Knights: or, Delancey Castle. A Tale of the Civil Wars.  1 vol.  London: Darton and Co., 1851.