Author: Augusta Caroline Hayward
Author: Augusta Caroline Hayward (1833–1877)
Biography: Augusta Caroline Hayward was born 3 November 1833 in Avening, Gloucestershire, the daughter of clergyman George Christopher Hayward. As a young woman, she contributed poetry and fiction to several magazines including the Monthly Packet and the Churchman's Shilling Magazine. Only one of her works appeared as a volume, published anonymously. She never married and lived with her widowed mother and sisters. In 1874, she traveled to South Africa to work as a teacher at the Springvale Mission Station. A few years later, she fell ill and died on 26 February 1877 in Natal.
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References: British Census (1841, 1861, 1871); Thomas B. Jenkinson, Amazulu (1882); Probate; Stroud Journal (7 April 1877)
Fiction Titles:
- The Children's Guild: A Tale for the Young. 1 vol. London: J. T. Hayes, 1871.