Author: Annabella Carlisle
Author: Annabella Carlisle (1826–1895)
Alternate Name(s): Anna Lisle (pseudonym); Crawford (married name)
Biography: Annabella Carlisle was born in 1826 in Clifton, the daughter of Thomas Carlisle and his wife Sarah. In her early twenties, she wrote three novels under the pseudonym "Anna Lisle," a truncated version of her legal name. In 1867, she married William N. Crawford and the couple do not appear to have had any children. As a wife, Carlisle wrote one further novel under her own name. She died on 28 May 1895 in Stockbridge where she resided as a widow.
References: Andover Chronicle (7 June 1895); British Census (1841, 1891); Morning Post (25 July 1867)
Fiction Titles:
- Self and Self-Sacrifice: or, Nelly's Story. 1 vol. London: Groombridge, 1856.
- Almost: or, Crooked Ways. A Tale. 1 vol. London: Groombridge, 1857.
- Quicksands: A Tale. 1 vol. London: Groombridge, 1858.
- Winnie Travers. 1 vol. London: Groombridge, 1878.