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Author: Constance Jane Cross

Author: Constance Jane Cross (1844–1913)

Biography: Constance Jane Cross was born on 6 October 1844 in Cambridge, the daughter of Thomas Cross and Louisa Herbert. From an early age, she dedicated her life to authorship, mostly fiction and poetry, beginning with the novel No Guiding Star (1868) for Newby. In addition to contributed to periodicals including Once a Week. At the death of her father in the late 1870s, she applied unsuccessfully to the Royal Literary Fund. Thereafter, she lived with her widowed mother and sister in Northfleet. Later in life, she returned to Cambridge. Cross never married and died in 1913 in Cambridge.

Author Tags:

• RLF Applicants

References: British Census (1851, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1901, 1911); RLF (case number 2025)

Fiction Titles:

1. No Guiding Star: A Novel.  2 vol.  London: T. C. Newby, 1868.
2. The Giant-Slayers.  1 vol.  London: Joseph Masters, 1875.
3. Left to Our Father.  1 vol.  London: William Wells Gardner, 1875.
4. Jimmy's Lie.  1 vol.  London: Joseph Masters, 1877.
5. Stanley's Summer Visit.  1 vol.  London: R. T. S., 1882.
6. The River Waif: or, The "Luck" of Godfrey's Wharf.  1 vol.  London: J. F. Shaw, 1885.
7. Sailor Jack: A Tale of the Southern Seas.  1 vol.  London: R. T. S., 1888.
8. The Fool of Arley.  1 vol.  London: R. T. S., 1892.
9. Kate Reyburn.  1 vol.  London: Wells Gardner, Darton, 1896.